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Mechanical properties of ceramics

Wachtman, J. B.

13 Mechanical Properties of Continuous-Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites14 Mechanical Properties of Whisker-, Ligament-, and Platelet-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites; 15 Cyclic Fatigue of Ceramics; 16 Thermal Stress and Thermal Shock in Ceramics; 17 Fractography; 18 Dislocations and Plastic Deformation in Ductile Crystals; 19 Dislocations and Plastic Deformation in Ceramics; 20 Creep in Ceramics; 21 Creep Rupture at High Temperatures and Safe Life Design; 22 Hardness and We.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CERAMICS; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Stress and Strain; 2 Types of Mechanical Behavior; 3 Elasticity; 4 Strength of Defect-Free Solids; 5 Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics; 6 Measurements of Elasticity, Strength, and Fracture Toughness; 7 Statistical Treatment of Strength; 8 Subcritical Crack Propagation; 9 Stable Crack Propagation and R-Curve Behavior; 10 Overview of Toughening Mechanisms in Ceramics; 11 Effect of Microstructure on Toughness and Strength; 12 Toughening by Transformation.

Mechanical Properties of Ceramics, Second Edition deals thoroughly with causes of mechanical failure of ceramics (including glass) and design for failure avoidance. Experimental facts and theoretical foundations for mechanical behavior are treated. Probabilistic and mechanistic methods of safe design are described and combined to provide design techniques both for moderate temperatures (brittle behavior) and high temperatures (creep behavior). The competing roles of microstructure in weakening and toughening ceramics are explored and interpreted in terms of reliability improvement through proc