Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics: Volume 13. Crack-Microstructure Interaction, R-Curve Behavior, Environmental Effects in Fracture, and Standardization

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Calculation of Crack Tip Phase Transformation Zones in TZP with the Weight Function Method....Pages 1-8
Stress and Strain Fields Near a Crack Tip in Damaged Solids....Pages 9-25
“Ultra”-Fast Fracture Strength of Advanced Structural Ceramics at Elevated Temperatures: An Approach to High-Temperature ‘Inert’ Strength....Pages 27-46
Internal Residual Stresses in Ceramics Materials: Stress Fluctuations Near a Crack Tip and Effective Energy Release Rate....Pages 47-62
Theoretical Investigation of Fracture Behaviour in Ferroelectric Ceramics....Pages 63-82
Brittle Growing Criteria for Cracks in Structurally Ordered Porous Media with Mesodamages....Pages 83-97
Designing Residual Stress Profiles to Produce Flaw-Tolerant Glass....Pages 99-105
Multiscale Discrete-Integral Strength Criteria. Satellite Nucleation of Microcracks....Pages 107-124
Influence of Near-Surface Residual Stresses on Strength of Ceramics....Pages 125-133
Heat Treatment Induced Changes in Fracture Behaviour of Bulk Plasma Sprayed Alumina....Pages 135-149
Improvement of the Strength of Silicon Nitride by Aging....Pages 151-157
Application of the Brazilian Disc Test for Strength Measurements on Ceramic Green Bodies....Pages 159-167
Analysis of Residual Stress State in Thermal Barrier Coatings....Pages 169-178
Damage Development Upon Creep Test in Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 179-191
Determination of Fracture Toughness of SiC-Whiskers Reinforced Si 3 N 4 by Two Different Techniques....Pages 193-201
Fracture Toughness and Work of Fracture of SiC-Fibre Reinforced Glass Matrix Composite....Pages 203-212
R-Curve Effect on Slow Crack Growth and Thermal Shock of Ceramics....Pages 213-228
The Relation Between the Damage Tolerance and the R-Curve Behavior of Alumina Ceramics....Pages 229-234
Effect of Environment on Delayed Failure in a Glass-Bonded Alumina....Pages 235-242
R-Curve Effect and Process Zone in Coarse Grained BaTiO 3 ....Pages 243-253
Cyclic Fatigue of Zirconia Ceramics....Pages 255-272
Effect of Grain Size on Crack Growth in Alumina....Pages 273-286
Slow Crack Growth in Zirconia Ceramics with Different Microstructures....Pages 287-303
Measurement of Fatigue Limit in Silicate Glasses....Pages 305-313
Fatigue Damage Accumulation Mechanisms in Monolithic Alumina....Pages 315-327
Strength Behaviour of a Gas Pressure Sintered Siliconnitride (GPSSN) under Static and Cyclostatic Loading at 1250°C in Air....Pages 329-334
High Temperature Deformation and Internal Friction in Silicon Nitride Ceramics....Pages 335-344
Structure and High-Temperature Creep of Oxide Ceramics. Properties of Diffusion Path and Their Influence on Creep....Pages 345-362
Thermal Shock Strength and Thermal Shock Fracture Toughness of Ceramics....Pages 363-379
Thermal Shock and Thermal Fatigue of Alumina Ceramics....Pages 381-393
Fracture Kinetics of Thermally Loaded Bodies in Elastic-Brittle State and Criterion of Thermal Stress Resistance....Pages 395-411
Pre-Standardization and Standardization Activity of ISO/TC 206 Committee....Pages 413-435
Fracture Toughness of Ceramics Using the SEVNB Method a Joint VAMSA/ESIS Round Robin....Pages 437-445
A Knoop-Indentation Method for R-Curve Determination....Pages 447-456
Hardness of Titanium Carbide Thin Films Deposited on Silicon by Laser Ablation....Pages 457-467
The SB (Sandwiched Beam) Technique for Pre-Cracking Brittle Materials....Pages 469-478
A New Conception of the Crack Growth Resistance Evaluation of Structural and Tool-Making Ceramics....Pages 479-484
Mechanical Properties of PSZ Crystals Grown by Skull Melting Technique: Influence of Technology Conditions....Pages 485-496
Regions of Local Densification and Their Role in Ceramics. Analysis of Fracture Surfaces as a Simple Tool to Study the Local Densification Regions in Oxide Ceramics....Pages 497-502
Effect of Ultrasonic Compaction of Nanopowder on Structure and Fracture Character of Zirconia Nanoceramics....Pages 503-512
Mechanical Properties of Bauxite Ceramics....Pages 513-519
Back Matter....Pages 521-529