Fracture of Brittle Materials at High Temperature.
Abstract
To assure the reliability of silicon carbide and silicon nitride in turbine applications, their mechanical properties at high temperatures must be understood. Fracture properties are particularly important. Because the experimental techniques for the measurement of these properties had not yet been developed, at the start of this program, there existed little information on the fracture properties of silicon carbide and silicon nitride at high temperatures. This summary of work conducted at NBS over the past three years presents a considerable body of knowledge on these materials as a result of the improvement and development of new techniques of measurement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA032656
Entities
People
- Shelly M. Wiederhorn
Organizations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology