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On the Development of Experimental Methods for the Determination of Fracture Mechanical Parameters of Ceramics

Authors : Robert Danzer, Tanja Lube, Stefan Rasche

Published in: Recent Trends in Fracture and Damage Mechanics

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Abstract

Because of their high yield strength and hardness as well as their brittle fracture characteristics the behavior of cracks in ceramics can be described within the framework of linear elastic fracture mechanics. For fracture toughness (K Ic) measurements the test techniques which were developed for metallic materials are unfavorable, as an economical preparation is impossible in the case of ceramic materials. Therefore simple geometries e.g. bend bars became a preferred specimen shape for K Ic measurements. A major difficulty arises when sharp and well-defined pre-cracks for crack propagation studies have to be created. Several methods to overcome this problem are introduced. Additionally, methods to investigate small amounts of material are discussed.

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Metadata
Title
On the Development of Experimental Methods for the Determination of Fracture Mechanical Parameters of Ceramics
Authors
Robert Danzer
Tanja Lube
Stefan Rasche
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Recent Trends in Fracture and Damage Mechanics

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-21466-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-21467-2

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21467-2_8

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