Vickers indentation crack analysis of solid-phase-sintered silicon carbide ceramics

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 841-845

  Yang, Xiao ^a,b   Liu, Xuejian ^a   Huang, Zhengren ^a   Yao, Xiuming ^a   Liu, Guiling ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Fracture toughness; Indentation crack; Indentation fracture method

Indexed keywords

CRACK LENGTH; CRACK SYSTEMS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTS; INDENTATION CRACK; INDENTATION FRACTURE; INDENTATION LOAD; RADIAL CRACKS; SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC; SURFACE CRACKS; VICKERS INDENTATION; VICKERS INDENTATION CRACKS;

BORON; BORON CARBIDE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; SURFACE DEFECTS;

INDENTATION;

EID: 84869092287     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.05.095     Document Type: Article

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