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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.
Citation
Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Keywords

reliability, ceramics, fracture

Citation

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 (Accessed April 29, 2024)
Created March 5, 2018, Updated October 14, 2022