Damage tolerance and R-curve behavior of Al2O3- ZrO2-Nb multiphase composites with synergistic toughening mechanism

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 570-578

  Gutierrez Gonzalez C F ^a   Bartolome J F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; INDENTATION; TOUGHENING; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

STRESS-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENING;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 39749090412     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0075     Document Type: Article

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