THE recent publication by Petch and Stables 1 dealing with the delayed fracture of metals under static ... in the heat-affected zone when it is metal-arc welded under certain conditions, has ...

The mechanical response of brittle materials (ceramics, glasses and some network polymers) will be treated using classical elasticity, energy criteria, and fracture mechanics. The influence of ...

These elements hold the key to the future of ceramics as high-technology materials--to make brittle solids strong, we must first understand what makes them weak. The underlying theme of the book is ...