Crack-healing and mechanical behaviour of Al2O3/SiC composites at elevated temperature

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 533-541

  Ando, K ^a   Kim, B S ^a   Chu, M C ^a   Saito, S ^b   Takahashi, K ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Dept NHK SPRING Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al2O3 SiC composite; Crack healing; Elevated temperature; Fatigue strength; Strength recovery

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRACK PROPAGATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SILICON CARBIDE;

CRACK HEALING; SEMICIRCULAR SURFACE CRACK;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 2942737349     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00785.x     Document Type: Article

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