Experimental investigation of damage and fracture in glassy materials at the nanometre scale

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 339-353

  Bonamy, D ^a,d   Prades, S ^a,b   Ponson, L ^a,d   Dalmas, D ^a,c   Rountree, C L ^a,d   Bouchaud, E ^a,d   Guillot, C ^a,d,e  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

^d les Atomes et les Molecules   (France)

^e Division of Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces   (France)

Author keywords

AFM; Brittleness; Corrosion; Fatigue; Fracture and cracks

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BRITTLENESS; CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE;

CONTINUUM SCALE; FRACTURE AND CRACKS; GLASSY MATERIALS; NANOMETRE SCALE;

GLASS;

EID: 33646255943     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2006.009474     Document Type: Article

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