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Fractured toughness of Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/ measured with short bar chevron-notched specimens

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OSTI ID:5985542
The short bar chevron-notched specimen is used to measure the plane strain fracture toughness of hot pressed Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/. Specimen proportions and chevron-notch angle are varied, thereby varying the amount of crack extension to maximum load (upon which K sub IC is based). The measured toughness (4.68 + or - 0.19 MNm to the 3/2 power) is independent of these variations, inferring that the material has a flat crack growth resistance curve.
Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
OSTI ID:
5985542
Report Number(s):
N-86-13495
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English