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Thermal-shock crack patterns explained by single and multiple crack propagation

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The phenomenon of thermal-shock cracking in ceramics is approached theoretically and experimentally. Sintered slabs made from a glass-quartz powder mix were quenched in water in order to generate crack patterns of various types, depending on the severity of the shock. The patterns serve as evidence for a scheme set up with the aim of explaining the variety of ways in which materials respond to thermal shock. The fracture-mechanical explanations are based on the time-dependent thermal load and on the concept of an energy release rate, with single and multiple crack propagation starting from randomly distributed initial flaws on the surface.

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  1. Zentralinstitut für Festkörperphysik und Werkstofforschung der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Dresden

    H. -A. Bahr, G. Fischer & H. -J. Weiss

  2. Zentralinstitut für Anorganische Chemie der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Berlin, German Democratic Republic

    H. -A. Bahr, G. Fischer & H. -J. Weiss

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Bahr, H.A., Fischer, G. & Weiss, H.J. Thermal-shock crack patterns explained by single and multiple crack propagation. J Mater Sci 21, 2716–2720 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00551478

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