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Effects of Specimen Size on Strength of Sintered Silicon Nitride
Author(s) -
And Yusuke Katayama,
Hattori Yoshinori
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1982.tb10351.x
Subject(s) - weibull distribution , silicon nitride , materials science , composite material , bending , flexural strength , three point flexural test , nitride , weibull modulus , grain size , silicon , metallurgy , mathematics , statistics , layer (electronics)
The strength of sintered silicon nitride was measured by three‐point bending, four‐point bending, and expanded‐ring tests at room temperature. The data obtained were analyzed using Weibull statistics. The results indicate that effective volume is the major factor determining strength.