Localized Impact Damage in Ceramics.

Abstract

The following topics are covered in this report: (1) The effect of localized impact damage on energy losses during impact; (2) Analysis of localized impact damage in biaxially stressed glass plates; (3) Localized impact damage in stressed H. P. Si3N4 and 94% Al2O3; (4) The shapes of mirror-mist and crack branching boundaries; (5) The strain intensity criteron for crack branching in ceramics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA050357

Entities

People

  • Henry P. Kirchner
  • James Kirchner
  • Robert M. Gruver

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).