Fracture behaviour of microcrack-free alumina-aluminium titanate ceramics with second phase nanoparticles at alumina grain boundaries

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1961-1971

  Bueno, S ^a   Berger, M H ^b   Moreno, R ^a   Baudin C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

B. Nanocomposites; C. Mechanical properties; C. Toughening; D. Al2O3; D. Al2TiO5

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROCRACKS; SINTERING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ALUMINUM TITANATE; CRACK BRIDGING; FLAW TOLERANCE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROCRACKS; SINTERING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 42749095699     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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