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Mechanical Testing

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The classical view of ceramic materials is:

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  1. Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA

    C. Barry Carter

  2. School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA

    M. Grant Norton

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Carter, C.B., Norton, M.G. (2013). Mechanical Testing. In: Ceramic Materials. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3523-5_16

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