Analyses of the role of grain boundaries in mesoscale dynamic fracture resistance of SiC-Si3N4 intergranular nanocomposites

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4501-4512

  Tomar, Vikas ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

CFEM; Dynamic fracture; Nanocomposite microstructures

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HEALTH; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON NITRIDE;

(100) SILICON; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; MESO SCALE; SILICON CARBIDE (SIC);

SILICON;

EID: 47549083259     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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