Fracture modes in micropillar compression of brittle crystals

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-151

  Howie, Philip R ^a   Korte, Sandra ^a   Clegg, William J ^a  

^a Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Fracture; Toughness

Indexed keywords

AXIAL SPLITTING; BRITTLE-TO-DUCTILE TRANSITION; CERAMIC; COMMON MODE; CRITICAL SIZE; DRIVING FORCES; FRACTURE MODE; GAAS; INAS; MICRO-PILLARS; MICROCOMPRESSION; SLIP BAND; TOP SURFACE;

CRYSTALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INDIUM ARSENIDE; TOUGHNESS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 84855573524     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.256     Document Type: Article

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