Journal of the American Ceramic Society · 2001 · 45 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCeramic MaterialsCeramicsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsPorosity AnalysisPorosity CharacterizationPorous CeramicsPorous MaterialsEffective Medium TheoriesElastic ModuliMechanical Properties Of Porous MaterialsPorosityPorosity EffectsPorosity-property RelationshipsPorous AluminaVolume Fraction Effects
Effective medium theory is used to obtain a closed‐ form expression for the porosity dependence of the bulk moduli of ceramics. The theory is illustrated with an application to data for high‐purity alumina that spans a volume fraction of porosity ranging from 0.5% to 90%.
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