Abstract
Abstract— The response of magnesia‐partially‐stabilized zirconia to cyclic loading was investigated using a purpose‐built loading stage, designed to operate in the vacuum chamber of a scanning electron microscope. Crack tip/microstructural interactions, along with fatigue crack growth rates were studied and recorded photographically and via a video cassette recorder. For the experimental conditions examined, crack bridging, deflection and closure are discussed as possible mechanisms of fatigue crack growth resistance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 285-296 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering