Description
Book SynopsisProvides a modern, practical approach to the understanding and measurement procedures relevant to the fracture of brittle materials
This book examines the testing and analysis of the fracture of brittle materials. Expanding on the measurement and analysis methodology contained in the first edition, it covers the relevant measurements (toughness and strength), material types, fracture mechanics, measurement techniques, reliability and lifetime predictions, microstructural considerations, and material/test selection processes appropriate for the analysis of the fracture behavior of brittle materials.
The Fracture of Brittle Materials: Testing and Analysis, Second Edition summarizes the concepts behind the selection of a test procedure for fracture toughness and strength, and goes into detail on how the statistics of fracture can be used to assure reliability. It explains the importance of the role of microstructure in these determinations and emphasizes the
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
1. Introduction 1
2. Fracture Mechanics Background 7
3. Environmentally Enhanced Crack Growth 23
4. Fracture Mechanics Tests 37
5. Strength Testing 79
6. Thermally Induced Fracture 129
7. Modeling of Brittle Fracture 145
8. Quantitative Fractography 167
9. Microstructural Effects 207
10. Reliability and Time-dependent Fracture 223
11. Concluding Remarks 235
Subject Index 239
