Effective medium theory of the porosity dependence of bulk moduli

Authors
Munro, RG
Citation
Rg. Munro, Effective medium theory of the porosity dependence of bulk moduli, J AM CERAM, 84(5), 2001, pp. 1190-1192
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00027820 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1190 - 1192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7820(200105)84:5<1190:EMTOTP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Effective medium theory is used to obtain a closed- form expression for the porosity dependence of the bulk moduli of ceramics. The theory is illustra ted with an application to data for high-purity alumina that spans a volume fraction of porosity ranging from 0.5% to 90%.