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Published 1983 | Version public
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A Statistical Analysis of Crack Deflection as a Toughening Mechanism in Ceramic Materials

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A coupled stress intensity probabilistic treatment of toughening by crack deflection around spherical second phase particles is presented. Both the tilting of the crack around particles and The twisting of the crack front between particles have been evaluated. Important features of the analysis include particle volume fraction effects on the toughening increment, and the absence of a particle size effect.

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© 1983 Plenum Press. This work has been supported by the U.S . Office of Naval Research, under Contract No. N00014-79-C-0159. Financial support for K. T. Faber has been provided by The Carborundum Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

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Office of Naval Research (ONR)
N00014-79-C-0159
Carborundum Company

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Fracture mechanics of ceramics
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6