2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018
Nanostructured Ceramic Oxides with a Slow Crack Growth Resistance Close to Covalent Materials
Jérôme Chevalier, Sylvain Deville, Gilbert Fantozzi +5
Oxide ceramics are sensitive to slow crack growth because adsorption of water can take place at the crack tip, leading to a strong decrease of the surface energy in humid (or air)…
physics.app-ph2018
Percolative Mechanism of Aging in Zirconia-Containing Ceramics for Medical Applications
Carlos Pecharromán, José F. Bartolomé, Joaquin Requena +5
Recently, several episodes of fracture of zirconia ceramic femoral heads of total hip prostheses have alarmed the medical and scientific community regarding aging problems in zirco…