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Compression Testing of Ceramics

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Flaws and Testing

Part of the book series: Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics ((FMOC,volume 3))

Abstract

There is a need to know accurately the strength of brittle materials in compression, both to distinguish between competing statistical, micromechanical theories of strength and to provide data necessary for engineering designs for the optimum use of these materials as load bearing elements. The scope of application of high density, high-strength brittle materials as structural elements is increasingly rapidly. Materials, such as alumina, silicon carbide and silicon nitride, are being used in application where their corrosion resistance, strength at high temperature, light weight and very high compressive strength can be used to advantage. Potential design applications include biaxially prestressed hypersonic airfoils [1,2], tiled domed structures beneath the sea [3], jet engine bearings [4], and gas turbine components [5].

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  1. Materials Dept. School of Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    George Sines

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 91103, USA

    Marc Adams

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ceramic Science and Engineering Section, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

    R. C. Bradt

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    D. P. H. Hasselman

  3. Science Center, Rockwell International, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

    F. F. Lange

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Sines, G., Adams, M. (1978). Compression Testing of Ceramics. In: Bradt, R.C., Hasselman, D.P.H., Lange, F.F. (eds) Flaws and Testing. Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7017-2_23

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