The potential for stable crack growth preceding fracture in poly crystalline ceramics depends upon the functional relation between the local toughness and the crack length. The existence of a single crystal region of crack growth resistance is conducive to the occurrence of stable crack growth or crack arrest. If stable crack growth or crack arrest does occur, the strength will be independent of the initial crack size.
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Sirkar et al. (1981) studied this question.
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