Effect of notch-root radius on the fracture toughness of composite Si 3N4 ceramics

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 591-595

  Rocha, Cláudio Vasconcelos ^a   Albano Da Costa, Célio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Gas pressure sintering; Hot pressing; Notch root; Silicon nitride

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HOT PRESSING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

GAS PRESSURE SINTERING; NOTCH-ROOT; SINGLE-EDGE V-NOTCHED BEAM (SEVNB);

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 33750188311     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/105994906X136106     Document Type: Article

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