Fracture toughness and flexural strength of chemically vapor-deposited silicon carbide as determined using chevron-notched and surface crack in flexure specimens

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1093-1101

  Cockeram, B V ^a  

^a BECHTEL BETTIS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HOT PRESSING; INDENTATION; MACHINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHEVRON NOTCHED SPECIMEN; FLEXURE BARS; FLEXURE SPECIMENS; SURFACE CRACK; SURFACE INDENTATION;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 3142710833     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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