Crack interactions in laminar ceramics that exhibit a threshold strength

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1694-1700

  Moon, Haksung ^a   Pontin, Michael G ^a   Lange, Fred F ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

CRACK INTERACTIONS; LAMINAR CERAMICS; MULLITE; STRESS INTENSITY FUNCTION; THIN COMPRESSIVE LAYERS; THRESHOLD STRENGTH;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 5444273663     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.01694.x     Document Type: Article

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