DISLOCATION-CONTROLLED STABLE CRACK-GROWTH IN MO AND MGO

Four-point bend tests were performed on precracked single-crystal MgO and Mo specimens over a range of temperatures and strain rates. Etching was used to reveal dislocations around the crack tip and pre-existing dislocations in the bulk material. In both materials slow, stable crack growth was found...

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Main Authors: Booth, A, Ellis, M, Roberts, S, Hirsch, P
Format: Conference item
Published: 1993