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MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF QUARTZ‐TEMPERED CERAMICS: PART II, HERTZIAN STRENGTH, WEAR RESISTANCE AND APPLICATIONS TO ANCIENT CERAMICS *
Author(s) -
VEKINIS G.,
KILIKOGLOU V.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1998.tb00838.x
Subject(s) - ceramic , materials science , quartz , composite material , pottery , toughness , mechanical strength , wear resistance , fracture toughness , mineralogy , geology , archaeology , history
Mechanical performance of ceramics can be measured by various techniques. Conventional testing usually requires multiple samples of large size and specific geometries and for this reason cannot be usually applied directly to ancient pottery. However, Hertzian strength and wear resistance can be measured on the same specimen, of small size, and it is shown that these tests can describe, to a good approximation, the basic ceramic mechanical propertics (strength and toughness). Therefore, these tests are proposed for use on archaeological specimens. An application on Punic amphorae found in Corinth is presented.