In my last column, I discussed uniaxial flexural strength testing of fiber-reinforced ceramics, that is, simple three- or four-point bending of a strip of material of rectangular cross section (see ...

Dynamic Systems Inc. launches UHTC system for high-temperature testing of non-conductive materials, collaborating with The University of Alabama. Dynamic Systems Inc. (DSI), a subsidiary of Vishay ...

The term "high-performance ceramics" refers to a variety of often highly-specialized ceramic materials. These materials demonstrate a unique spectrum of mechanical, electrical, thermal and ...

The transmittance results, the mechanical properties, and microstructure of the annealed samples are presented. An increase in Al₂O₃ and SiO₂ content effectively reduces the monoclinic phase fraction ...

In recent years, lithium disilicate glass-ceramics have attracted considerable attention from dental ceramics researchers owing to their exceptional semi-translucency, mechanical strength, and ...

Because of their brittle nature, ceramics, fiber-reinforced or unreinforced, are difficult to test in pure tension, compression and shear, primarily due to difficulties in gripping and uniformly ...