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Fracture mechanics of ceramics; Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, June 19-21, 1985. Volume 8 - Microstructure, methods, design, and fatigue

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6039138
Papers are presented on fracture mechanics and microstructures, mechanical behavior of light-weight ceramics, the effect of static loading on the fracture toughness of indentation-precracked alumina, the mixed-mode fracture of ceramics, some fracture properties of alumina-containing electrical porcelains, and strength-toughness relationships for transformation-toughened ceramics. Consideration is given to fracture mechanisms in lead zirconate titanate ceramics, application of the potential drop technique to the fracture mechanics of ceramics, ceramics-to-metal bonding from a fracture mechanics perspective, and crack growth in single-crystal silicon. Additional papers are on the static fatigue resistance of hot-pressed silicon nitride, the role of surface forces in fracture, slow crack growth in sintered silicon nitride, computer simulation of the growth of small surface-flaws in dynamic fatigue, and the effect of surface corrosion on glass fracture.
OSTI ID:
6039138
Report Number(s):
CONF-8506128-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English