Electrical dc fields applied through electrodes on either side of a slow-running crack resulted in deviation of the crack plane and in delayed deceleration, arrest, and healing. The effects may involve displacement of the dilated negatively charged zone at the crack tip, healing being effected by bonds reforming between crack surfaces.
Origin
Alfred University
Journal Title
J Am Ceram Soc 1990 73 1 43-48
Sector
General
Class
G 356