Crack profiles under a Vickers indent in silicon nitride ceramics with various microstructures

Ceramics International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-179

  Miyazaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Hyuga, Hideki ^a   Yoshizawa, Yu ichi ^a   Hirao, Kiyoshi ^a   Ohji, Tatsuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. Hardness; C. Toughness and toughening; D. Si3N4; Indentation fracture technique

Indexed keywords

C. HARDNESS; C. TOUGHNESS AND TOUGHENING; COARSE MICROSTRUCTURE; CRACK LENGTH; CRACK MORPHOLOGY; CRACK PROFILES; D. SI3N4; DIAGONAL SIZE; FINE MICROSTRUCTURE; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; INDENTATION FRACTURE TECHNIQUE; INDENTATION LOAD; SERIAL SECTIONING TECHNIQUES; SILICON NITRIDE CERAMICS; TRANSITION LOAD; VICKERS; VICKERS INDENTATION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FRACTURE; INDENTATION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON NITRIDE; VICKERS HARDNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

CRACKS;

EID: 70350743022     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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