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A Simple Method for Short-Term Mechanical Reliability Predictions for Ceramics in Reactive Environments
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Author(s)
Robert F. Cook
Abstract
A method is demonstrated for prediction of ceramic reliability limited by fracture in reactive environments. The simplicity of the method relies on the ceramic displaying ideal indentation- strength behavior and on the applied loading leading to short-term power-law crack velocity behavior. Reactive failure strength measurements, treating flaw size as a variable and failure time as a constraint in a "pass-fail" test, enable reliability, including both intrinsic and indention flaws, to be predicted. Little to no computation is required.
Cook, R.
(2018),
A Simple Method for Short-Term Mechanical Reliability Predictions for Ceramics in Reactive Environments, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, [online], https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.15526, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=924801
(Accessed October 15, 2025)