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NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses, 3rd edition

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George D. Quinn

Abstract

Fractography is a powerful but underutilized tool for the analysis of fractured glasses and ceramics, for fractures in the laboratory and for component failures in service. Fractography can identify the cause of failure and can even provide quantitative information about the loading conditions. The goal of this Guide from the beginning has been to make fractographic analysis of brittle materials less an art and more an engineering practice for scientists and engineers. This Guide is a free public service of NIST for the benefit of American industry, and the worldwide ceramic and glass communities. This 3rd edition in 2020 adds some new developments in our field, new equipment and techniques, and some new case studies. The fundamentals of fractography of ceramics and glasses are unchanged. The revisions are refinements, clarifications, and addition of new examples. It expands some topics glossed over (e.g., terminal crack velocities) in the earlier editions.
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Special Publication (NIST SP) - 960-16 3rd ed
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960-16 3rd ed
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
Supercedes Publication
NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses, 2nd edition

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Keywords

fractography, glasses, ceramics, fracture origin, fracture mechanics, microscopy, Dentistry
Materials, Machining, Firearms and toolmarks, Documentary standards, Conventional energy, Ceramics, Biopharmaceuticals and Biomaterials

Citation

Quinn, G. (2020), NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses, 3rd edition, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.960-16e3 (Accessed December 15, 2024)

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Created September 14, 2020, Updated July 22, 2024