The utility of R-curves for understanding fracture toughness-strength relations in bridging ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1986-1994

  Kruzic, J J ^a,e   Satet, R L ^b,e,f   Hoffmann, M J ^b,e   Cannon, R M ^c,e   Ritchie, R O ^c,d,e  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d University of California Berkeley   (United States)

^e AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^f ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MG-DOPED; R-CURVES; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6);

BUILDING MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; METALS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RHENIUM; SILICON;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 44649118543     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02380.x     Document Type: Article

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