A study has been made of the material dependence on the initiation sequence of indentation cracks (cone, radial, median, half-penny, and lateral) using an inverted tester allowing simultaneous viewing of the fracture process and measurement of the indenter load and displacement during contact.
Origin
Ibm Research Division, Rice University
Journal Title
J Am Ceram Soc 1990 73 4 787-817
Sector
General
Class
G 404