On the toughening of brittle materials by grain bridging: Promoting intergranular fracture through grain angle, strength, and toughness

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2381-2400

  Foulk, III, J W ^a   Johnson, G C ^b   Klein, P A ^c   Ritchie, R O ^d,e  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Franklin Templeton Investments   (United States)

^d Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Crack bridging; Finite elements; Fracture mechanisms; Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACK TIPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; TOUGHENING;

CRACK BRIDGING; GRAIN ANGLE; GRAIN STRENGTH; GRAIN TOUGHNESS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 42649123350     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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