Provides an excellent one-stop resource for understanding the most important current issues in the research and applications of fractography of glasses and ceramics.

The widespread dissemination of fractographic literature on metals and polymers has been notably useful to those concerned with the development and application of those materials. Glasses and ceramics have also seen application of fractographic principles to a point where it was felt to be valuable to convene a conference where exchange of relevant information could take place. Contents of this report includes: High-Temperature Fracture; Role of Strain-Softening by Crack Formation in the Non-Linear Stress-Strain Behavior of a Polycrystalline Alumina at High Temperature; Fractography and Fracture Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics of Crack Branching in Ceramics; A Dynamic Fracture Mechanics Interpretation of Multiple Mist Regions on Soda-Lime-Silicate Glass Fracture Surfaces. (jes).

Provides an excellent one-stop resource for understanding the most important current issues in the research and applications of fractography of glasses and ceramics.

"Proceedings of the Fourth Alfred Conference on the Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics, held July 9-12, 2000, at Alfred University, Alfred, New York."

Excerpt from Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses Origins of Fracture Origins, Flaws, and Defects The Spatial Distribution of Flaws. Are Flaws Intrinsic or Extrinsic? Matching Fracture Halves. External Surfaces. Volume-distributed Flaws. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Proceedings of the July 1995 conference. The 25 contributions are arranged in the order they were presented. Topics include the VAMAS fractography round robin; European guidelines for fractography of advanced ceramics; lifetime prediction tests on commercial grades of alumina and silicon carbide; sp