Notch sensitivity of ceramic composites with rising fracture resistance

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 914-922

  Mattoni, Michael A ^a   Zok, Frank W ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CALCULATIONS; CERAMIC FIBERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING;

CENTER NOTCHED TENSION; CRACK STABILITY; EDGE NOTCHED TENSION; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; SINGLE EDGE NOTCHED BENDING;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 3142658246     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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