Influence of finite notch root radius and optically determined crack length on the measured fracture toughness of brittle materials

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1579-1583

  Özcoban, Hüseyin ^a   Jelitto, Hans ^a   Schneider, Gerold A ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Fracture; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AL2O3; AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; BRITTLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER AIDED; CRACK ADVANCE; CRACK LENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FORCE DIAGRAM; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT; NOTCH ROOT RADIUS; NOTCHED BEAM; STABLE CRACK GROWTH; ZIRCONIA TOUGHENED ALUMINA;

AUTOMATION; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL; CRACKS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ZIRCONIA;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77249151388     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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