Departmental Papers (MSE)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
12-14-2009
Abstract
We correlate the experimentally measured fracture toughness of 24 metals and ceramics to their quantum mechanically calculated brittleness parameter. The brittleness parameter is defined as the ratio of the elastic energy density needed to spontaneously break bonds in shear versus in tension, and is a primitive-cell property. Under 300 GPa hydrostatic pressure, the model predicts that diamond has smaller brittleness than molybdenum at zero pressure, and thus should deform plastically without cracking at room temperature.
Recommended Citation
Ogata, S., & Li, J. (2009). Toughness Scale from First Principles. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/mse_papers/188
Date Posted: 23 November 2010
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Suggested Citation:
Ogata, S. and J. Li. (2009). "Toughness scale from first principles." Journal of Applied Physics. 106, 113534.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3267158