Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory

Simple and accurate fracture toughness testing methods for pyrolytic carbon/graphite composites used in heart-valve prostheses, Kruzic, J. J., Kuskowski S. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Sep, Volume 74A, Number 3, p.461-464, (2005)

Time vs. cycle dependence of ex vivo fatigue of human cortical bone, Ritchie, R. O., Nalla R. K., Kruzic J. J., and Kinney J. H. , 11th International Conference on Fracture, (2005)

Time vs. cycle dependence of ex vivo fatigue of human cortical bone, Ritchie, R. O., Nalla R. K., Kruzic J. J., and Kinney J. H. , 11th International Conference on Fracture, (2005)

Cortical bone fracture, Ritchie, R. O., Kinney J. H., Kruzic J. J., and Nalla R. K. , Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering, (2006)

Cortical bone fracture, Ritchie, R. O., Kinney J. H., Kruzic J. J., and Nalla R. K. , Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering, (2006)

Development of ultra-high temperature molybdenum borosilicides, Schneibel, J. H., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , 20th Annual Conference on Fossil Energy Materials, Knoxville, TN, (2006)

Fatigue of bulk metallic glasses: Role of free volume, Kruzic, J. J., Launey M. E., and Busch R. , Bulk Metallic Glasses, TMS Annual Meeting, p.45-50, (2006)

Fatigue Threshold R-curves for Reliability Predictions in Bridging Materials, Kruzic, J. J., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , 9th International Fatigue Congress, Atlanta, GA, (2006)

Fracture and ageing in bone: Toughness and structural characterization, Ritchie, R. O., Nalla R. K., Kruzic J. J., Ager J. W., Balooch G., and Kinney J. H. , Strain, Nov, Volume 42, Number 4, p.225-232, (2006)

Fracture and ageing in bone: Toughness and structural characterization, Ritchie, R. O., Nalla R. K., Kruzic J. J., Ager J. W., Balooch G., and Kinney J. H. , Strain, Nov, Volume 42, Number 4, p.225-232, (2006)

Influence of structural relaxation on the fatigue behavior of a Zr_41.25Ti_13.75Ni₁₀CU_12.5Be_22.5 bulk amorphous alloy, Launey, M. E., Busch R., and Kruzic J. J. , Scripta Materialia, Feb, Volume 54, Number 3, p.483-487, (2006)

Kitagawa-Takahashi diagrams define the limiting conditions for cyclic fatigue failure in human dentin, Kruzic, J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Dec, Volume 79A, Number 3, p.747-751, (2006)

Propagation of surface fatigue cracks in human cortical bone, Kruzic, J. J., Scott J. A., Nalla R. K., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 39, Number 5, p.968-972, (2006)

Role of microstructure in the aging-related deterioration of the toughness of human cortical bone, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., Balooch M., Ager J. W., and Ritchie R. O. , Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems, Sep, Volume 26, Number 8, p.1251-1260, (2006)

Role of microstructure in the aging-related deterioration of the toughness of human cortical bone, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., Balooch M., Ager J. W., and Ritchie R. O. , Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems, Sep, Volume 26, Number 8, p.1251-1260, (2006)

Characterization of fatigue-induced free volume changes in a bulk metallic glass using positron annihilation spectroscopy, Vallery, R. S., Liu M., Gidley D. W., Launey M. E., and Kruzic J. J. , Applied Physics Letters, Dec, Volume 91, Number 26, (2007)

Ductility and fracture toughness of molybdenum with MgAl₂O₄ additions, Gunter, I. M., Schneibel J. H., and Kruzic J. J. , Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, Jun, Volume 458, Number 1-2, p.275-280, (2007)

Quantification of free volume differences in a Zr₄₄Ti₁₁Ni₁₀Cu₁₀Be₂₅ bulk amorphous alloy, Launey, M. E., Kruzic J. J., Li C., and Busch R. , Applied Physics Letters, Jul, Volume 91, Number 5, (2007)

Comments on "Measurement of the microstructural fracture toughness of cortical bone using indentation fracture", Kruzic, J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 41, Number 6, p.1379-1380, (2008)

Effects of free volume changes and residual stresses on the fatigue and fracture behavior of a Zr-Ti-Ni-Cu-Be bulk metallic glass, Launey, M. E., Busch R., and Kruzic J. J. , Acta Materialia, Feb, Volume 56, Number 3, p.500-510, (2008)

Fatigue of mineralized tissues: Cortical bone and dentin, Kruzic, J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Jan, Volume 1, Number 1, p.3-17, (2008)

The utility of R-curves for understanding fracture toughness-strength relations in bridging ceramics, Kruzic, J. J., Satet R. L., Hoffmann M. J., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Jun, Volume 91, Number 6, p.1986-1994, (2008)

Assessment of the fatigue transformation zone in bulk metallic glasses using positron annihilation spectroscopy, Liu, M., Vallery R. S., Gidley D. W., Launey M. E., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of Applied Physics, May, Volume 105, Number 9, (2009)

Indentation techniques for evaluating the fracture toughness of biomaterials and hard tissues, Kruzic, J. J., Kim D. K., Koester K. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Aug, Volume 2, Number 4, p.384-395, (2009)

Indentation techniques for evaluating the fracture toughness of biomaterials and hard tissues, Kruzic, J. J., Kim D. K., Koester K. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Aug, Volume 2, Number 4, p.384-395, (2009)

Indentation techniques for evaluating the fracture toughness of biomaterials and hard tissues, Kruzic, J. J., Kim D. K., Koester K. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Aug, Volume 2, Number 4, p.384-395, (2009)

Laboratory evaluation approaches to materials selection for ultra-deep well drilling applications, Ziomek-Moroz, M., Alman D. E., and Kruzic J. J. , NACE Northern Area Western Conference, (2009)

Mechanistic aspects of fatigue crack growth behavior in resin based dental restorative composites, Shah, M. B., Ferracane J. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Dental Materials, Jul, Volume 25, Number 7, p.909-916, (2009)

Predicting Fatigue Failures, Kruzic, J. J. , Science, Jul, Volume 325, Number 5937, p.156-158, (2009)

R-curve behavior and micromechanisms of fracture in resin based dental restorative composites, Shah, M. B., Ferracane J. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Oct, Volume 2, Number 5, p.502-511, (2009)

R-curve behavior and toughening mechanisms of resin-based dental composites: Effects of hydration and post-cure heat treatment, Shah, M. B., Ferracane J. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Dental Materials, Jun, Volume 25, Number 6, p.760-770, (2009)

Understanding Crack Size Effects during Fatigue of Extrinsically Toughened Materials, Kruzic, J. J. , 12th International Conference on Fracture, Ottawa, Canada, (2009)

Detection of dentinal cracks using contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography, Landrigan, M. D., Flatley J. C., Turnbull T. L., Kruzic J. J., Ferracane J. L., Hilton T. J., and Roeder R. K. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Feb, Volume 3, Number 2, p.223-227, (2010)

Fatigue crack growth behavior of a Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be bulk metallic glass: Role of ambient air environment, Philo, S. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Scripta Materialia, Apr, Volume 62, Number 7, p.473-476, (2010)

First- and second-order approaches for the direct determination of bridging stresses from R-curves, Fuenfschilling, S., Fett T., Gallops S. E., Kruzic J. J., Oberacker R., and Hoffmann M. J. , Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Apr, Volume 30, Number 6, p.1229-1236, (2010)

R-Curves from Compliance and Optical Crack-Length Measurements, Fuenfschilling, S., Fett T., Oberacker R., Hoffmann M. J., Oezcoban H., Jelitto H., Schneider G. A., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Sep, Volume 93, Number 9, p.2814-2821, (2010)

Biological materials science: An emerging art, Nychka, J. A., Kruzic J. J., Bandyopadhyay A., and Sarikaya M. , Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications, May, Volume 31, Number 4, p.713-715, (2011)

Crack-Tip Toughness from Vickers Crack-Tip Opening Displacements for Materials with Strongly Rising R-Curves, Fuenfschilling, S., Fett T., Oberacker R., Hoffmann M. J., Schneider G. A., Becher P. F., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Jun, Volume 94, Number 6, p.1884-1892, (2011)

Effects of Inclusions in HSLA Carbon Steel on Pitting Corrosion in CaCl₂, Ziomek-Moroz, M., Bullard S., Rozman K., and Kruzic J. , ECS Transactions, Volume 35, Number 17, p.11-20, (2011)

Fatigue Behavior, Bridging Stresses, and Fatigue Reliability in Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Greene, R. B., and Kruzic J. J. , ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, p.65–68, (2011)

Fatigue crack growth behavior of a Zr_58.5Cu_15.6Ni_12.8Al_10.3Nb_2.8 bulk metallic glass-forming alloy, Philo, S. L., Heinrich J., Gallino I., Busch R., and Kruzic J. J. , Scripta Materialia, Feb, Volume 64, Number 4, p.359-362, (2011)

Fatigue Reliability Predictions for Crack Bridging Materials, Gallops, S., and Kruzic J. J. , ASME 2011 Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, p.163–167, (2011)

Fatigue Threshold R-Curve Behavior of Grain Bridging Ceramics: Role of Grain Size and Grain-Boundary Adhesion, Gallops, S., Fett T., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Aug, Volume 94, Number 8, p.2556-2561, (2011)

Fatigue threshold R-curves predict small crack fatigue behavior of bridging toughened materials, Gallops, S., Fett T., Ager J. W., and Kruzic J. J. , Acta Materialia, Dec, Volume 59, Number 20, p.7654-7661, (2011)

Mechanisms of toughening in silicon nitrides: The roles of crack bridging and microstructure, Fuenfschilling, S., Fett T., Hoffmann M. J., Oberacker R., Schwind T., Wippler J., Boehlke T., Oezcoban H., Schneider G. A., Becher P. F., et al. , Acta Materialia, Jun, Volume 59, Number 10, p.3978-3989, (2011)

Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation for natural flaws in silicon nitride, Haertelt, M., Riesch-Oppermann H., Kruzic J. J., and Kraft O. , 2nd International Conference of Engineering Against Fracture, (2011)

Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation for natural flaws in silicon nitride, Haertelt, M., Riesch-Oppermann H., Kruzic J. J., and Kraft O. , 2nd International Conference of Engineering Against Fracture, (2011)

Understanding the Problem of Fatigue in Bulk Metallic Glasses, Kruzic, J. J. , Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Jun, Volume 42A, Number 6, p.1516-1523, (2011)

A direct comparison of non-destructive techniques for determining bridging stress distributions, Greene, R. B., Gallops S., Fuenfschilling S., Fett T., Hoffmann M. J., Ager J. W., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Aug, Volume 60, Number 8, p.1462-1477, (2012)

Fatigue Threshold R-curves for the Analysis of Short Fatigue Cracks, Kruzic, J. J. , Fatigue Crack Growth: Mechanisms, Behavior and Analysis, (2012)