R-curve modeling for Ni/Al2O3 laminates

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-43

  Mekky, Waleed ^a   Nicholson, Patrick S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Ceramics; B. Modeling studies; B. SEM; B. XRD

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MULTILAYERS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

CERAMIC LAMINATE; CRACK-OPENING-DISPLACEMENT (COD); MODELING STUDIES; R-CURVE BEHAVIOR;

LAMINATES;

EID: 33748186124     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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