Direct experimental observation of a general pattern at the beginning of brittle fracture

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Emmerich, Francisco G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTILITY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

ATOMIC SNAPPING; MICROSCOPIC RESPONSE; RUPTURES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 28344453205     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2042538     Document Type: Article

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