Fracture behaviour of an Al2O3-ZrO2 multi-layered ceramic with residual stresses due to phase transformations

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Bermejo, Raul ^a   Torres, Y ^a   Sanchez Herencia A J ^b   Baudin C ^b   Anglada, M ^a   Llanes, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alumina; Mechanical strength; Multi layer; Phase transformation; Residual stresses; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INDENTATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING; ZIRCONIA;

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE; FOUR-POINT BENDING;

ALUMINA;

EID: 33646006394     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2006.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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