Instrumented Vickers microindentation of alumina-based materials

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 161-173

  Bueno, S ^a   Baudin, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROCRACKING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINA-BASED CERAMICS; ALUMINUM TITANATE COMPOSITES; DEPTH-PENETRATION MEASUREMENTS; VICKERS MICROINDENTATION;

ALUMINA;

EID: 33644533821     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0007     Document Type: Article

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