The development of fracture surface observations into a quantitative tool for analysis of brittle fracture is reviewed. The effect of temperature, strain rate, and residual stresses on the "mirror constant," A, is discussed through recent experimental results, as well as new analysis of established literature. The current theories of mirror formation in glasses, glass ceramics, single crystals, and polycrystalline ceramics are compared to the results of a number of investigators.
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Journal Title
Fractography In Failure Analysis Astm 2Tp 645 1978 363-379
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Primary Papers
Class
PP 11