Fracture toughness, hardness, and elastic modulus of kyanite investigated by a depth-sensing indentation technique

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 844-852

  Mikowski, Alexandre ^a   Soares, Paulo ^b   Wypych, Fernando ^a   Lepienski, Carlos M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depth sensing indentation; Elastic modulus; Fracture toughness; Hardness; Kyanite; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; KYANITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CLEAVAGE PLANE; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CRACK NUCLEATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS; DEPTH SENSING INDENTATION; FRACTURE PATTERN; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; RADIAL CRACKS;

INDENTATION;

CRACK; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELASTIC MODULUS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; KYANITE; NUCLEATION;

EID: 46649118071     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2694     Document Type: Article

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