Direct observation and analysis of crack front morphology during crack pinning by heterogeneous interface

Adhesion of thin film multilayers deposited on glass is a crucial issue for many industrial applications. Thus, it becomes of great interest to measure and also to increase the adhesion. Many mechanisms of toughening a brittle solid can be found in literature; but few of them can be applied to th...

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Main Authors: Barthel E., Dalmas D., Vandembroucq D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100642012