A visualizing technique for indentation damage of ceramics was developed. Plasma etching was used to enhance the view of cracks and the subsurface microcracking crush zone following Knoop indentation of hot pressed Si3N4.
Origin
Nat Inst Advanced Ind Sci & Tech, Japan
Journal Title
J Am Ceram Soc 84 10 2001 2427-2429
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 2275