Development, verification, and implementation of a national full consensus fracture toughness test method-standard for advanced ceramics

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1409, 2002, Pages 49-75

  Jenkins, Michael G ^a   Salem, Jonathan A ^b   Quinn, George D ^c   Bar On, Isa ^d  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced ceramic; Chevron notched beam (CNB); Fracture toughness; Single edge precracked beam (SEPB); Surface crack in flexure (SCF)

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CHEVRON NOTCHED BEAM (CNB); STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL (SRM); SURFACE CRACKS; TEST PARAMETERS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 8844285226     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp10471s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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