Toughening mechanism and frontal process zone size of ceramics

Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan

Volumn 117, Issue 1365, 2009, Pages 623-629

  Awaji, Hideo ^a   Nishimura, Yoshitaka ^b   Choi, Seong Min ^b   Takahashi, Yoshikazu ^b   Goto, Tomoaki ^b   Hashimoto, Shinobu ^c  

^a Gangneung Sci Park   (South Korea)

^b FUJI ELECTRIC CO   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alumina; Critical local stress; Frontal process zone; Nanocomposites; Nickel; Silver; Toughening mechanism

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NICKEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SILVER;

DISLOCATION ACTIVITY; ENERGY EQUILIBRIUM; EXPANSION MECHANISM; FRONTAL PROCESS ZONES; LOCAL FRACTURE CRITERION; LOCAL STRESS; NANO-SIZED PARTICLES; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 67649378838     PISSN: 18820743     EISSN: 13486535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2109/jcersj2.117.623     Document Type: Article

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