Mechanical properties and contact damage behavior in aligned silicon nitride materials

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1157-1163

  Belmonte, M ^a   Miranzo, P ^a   Osendi, M I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC MODULI; EXTRUSION; LAMINATING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR STRAIN;

ANISOTROPIC MICROSTRUCTURE; CONTACT DAMAGE BEHAVIOR; GRAIN ORIENTATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 34247095623     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01620.x     Document Type: Article

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