Dislocation movement in the brittle frac
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J Congleton; N.J Petch
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Article
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1966
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Elsevier Science
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The stress required for the brittle fracture of alumina from drilled or fine adventitous cracks increases rapidly as the tem~rature is lowered even when static fatigue is absent. It is argued that fracture arises from dislocation movement at the cracks. This contradicts the normal concept of alumina