Fracture toughness measurements of LPS-SiC: A comparison of the indentation technique and the SEVNB method

Materials Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Strecker, Kurt ^a   Ribeiro, Sebastião ^a   Hoffmann, Michael Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness measurement; Indentation technique; SENVB method

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DIAMONDS; INDENTATION; NOTCHED BAR TENSILE TESTING; SILICON CARBIDE;

CRACK-LENGTH MEASUREMENTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE-EDGE-V-NOTCH-BEAM (SEVNB) METHOD; VICKER'S INDENTOR;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 27844525001     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392005000200004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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