Crack Formation

Crack Formation is a material degradation phenomenon characterized by the initiation and propagation of discontinuities in ceramic bonds, laser-welded joints, or mixed oxide fuel matrices due to localized stress exceeding cohesive strength under thermal or mechanical loading conditions.

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  1. XL
    Xin Lin

    Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

    13 publications · 920 citations

    13

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  2. FS
    Fan Song

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    10 publications · 480 citations

    10

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  3. AE
    A.G. Evans

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    10 publications · 753 citations

    10

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  4. RP
    Robert P. Wei

    Lehigh University, United States

    10 publications · 479 citations

    10

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  5. ZS
    Zhigang Suo

    Harvard University, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Fatigue

    150 publications · 8K citations

    50

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  2. Materials Science and Engineering A

    161 publications · 7.7K citations

    49

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  3. Engineering Fracture Mechanics

    175 publications · 7.6K citations

    47

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  4. Journal of the American Ceramic Society

    100 publications · 7K citations

    44

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  5. Acta Materialia

    72 publications · 5.6K citations

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