Strength vs. toughness optimization of microstructured composites

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1210-1223

  Carpinteri, Alberto ^a   Pugno, Nicola ^a   Puzzi, Simone ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; HARDNESS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

FRACTAL STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; GRAINED MATERIALS; HIGH HARDNESS AND TOUGHNESS; MACROSCOPIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; SYNTHETIC PARAMETERS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 62949217697     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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