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Fatigue in ceramics

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The fatigue process in ceramic materials is reviewed. It is shown that there are few cases where fatigue effects have been unequivocally demonstrated. Mechanisms pertinent to the substantiated fatigue conditions are presented and discussed. The need for further definitive experimentation to deduce the realm of fatigue, and its dependence on microstructure, vis-a-vis the fatigue models, is emphasized.

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On passe en revue le processus de fatigue dans les matériaux céramiques. On montre qu'il existe quelques cas où les effets de fatigue ont été démontrés de manière non équivoque. On présente des mécanismes susceptibles de convenir à des conditions de fatigue dûment identifiées, et on les discute. On met en avant la nécessité d'expérimentation plus avancée en vue de déduire les bases de la fatigue et sa dépendance de la microstructure et ce par rapport aux modèles de fatigue existants.

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Evans, A.G. Fatigue in ceramics. Int J Fract 16, 485–498 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265214

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