INTERFACIAL FRACTURE OF MULTIPHASE PARTICLES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON LIBERATION PHENOMENA

Authors
BRADT RC LIN CL MILLER JD CHI G
Citation
Rc. Bradt et al., INTERFACIAL FRACTURE OF MULTIPHASE PARTICLES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON LIBERATION PHENOMENA, Minerals engineering, 8(4-5), 1995, pp. 359-366
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical","Mining & Mineral Processing",Mineralogy
Journal title
Minerals engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
08926875
Volume
8
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
359 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0892-6875(1995)8:4-5<359:IFOMPA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The phenomenon of liberation of binary phase mineral particles by frac ture at the interface is theoretically examined by consideration of th e fracture mechanics of brittle solids. Interfacial fracture leading t o liberation is naturally predicted by the effect of size on strength which is intrinsic to Weibull statistics. Application of the Brazil te st to sphalerite/dolomite specimens confirms the prediction and the pr esence of a critical size for liberation via interfacial fracture.