Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory

On the fatigue behavior of gamma-based titanium aluminides: Role of small cracks, Kruzic, J. J., Campbell J. P., and Ritchie R. O. , Acta Materialia, Feb, Volume 47, Number 3, p.801-816, (1999)

Determining the toughness of ceramics from Vickers indentations using the crack-opening displacements: An experimental study, Kruzic, J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Aug, Volume 86, Number 8, p.1433-1436, (2003)

Time dependent debonding of aluminum/alumina interfaces under cyclic and static loading, Kruzic, J. J., McNaney J. M., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Structure-Property Relationships of Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 654, p.AA4–10, (2001)

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)

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)

Bulk Metallic Glasses as Structural Materials: A Review, Kruzic, J. J. , Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 18, Issue 8, p.1308–1331, (2016)

Fracture Properties of Cortical Bone and Dentin, Kruzic, J. J., Nalla R. K., Ritchie R. O., and Kinney J. H. , Bioceramics: Materials and Applications V, Ceramic Transactions, Volume 164, p.53–62, (2005)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Designed heterogeneities improve the fracture reliability of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass, Li, B. S., H. Shakur Shahabi, Scudino S., Eckert J., and Kruzic J. J. , Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 646, p.242-248, (2015)

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)

Intergranular Nanostructure Effects on Strength and Toughness of Si3N4, Mikijelj, B., Nawaz Z., Kruzic J. J., Idrobo J., Swab J. J., Ozcoban H., Jelitto H., Schneider G. A., Fett T., and Liu Y. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Volume 98, Issue 5, p.1650-1657, (2015)

Mechanical properties of suture materials in general and cutaneous surgery, Naleway, S. E., Lear W., Kruzic J. J., and Maughan C. B. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 103, Issue 4, p.735-742, (2015)

A highly fatigue resistant Zr-based bulk metallic glass, Naleway, S. E., Greene R. B., Gludovatz B., Dave N. K. N., Ritchie R. O., and Kruzic J. J. , Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Volume 44, Issue 13, (2013)

Mechanistic aspects of fracture and R-curve behavior in human cortical bone, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Biomaterials, Jan, Volume 26, Number 2, p.217-231, (2005)

Aspects of in vitro fatigue in human cortical bone: time and cycle dependent crack growth, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Biomaterials, May, Volume 26, Number 14, p.2183-2195, (2005)

Effects of aging on the toughness of human cortical bone: A study from nano to macro size-scales, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., Balooch M., Ager J. W., Martin M. C., Tomsia A. P., and Ritchie R. O. , Mechanical Properties of Bioinspired and Biological Materials, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 844, p.53-58, (2005)

Effect of aging on the toughness of human cortical bone: evaluation by R-curves, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Bone, Dec, Volume 35, Number 6, p.1240-1246, (2004)

Mechanistic aspects of fracture of human cortical bone, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Biological and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 823, p.W8–2, (2004)

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)

On the origin of the toughness of mineralized tissue: microcracking or crack bridging?, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Bone, May, Volume 34, Number 5, p.790-798, (2004)

Effects of polar solvents on the fracture resistance of dentin: role of water hydration, Nalla, R. K., Balooch M., Ager J. W., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Acta Biomaterialia, Jan, Volume 1, Number 1, p.31-43, (2005)

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)

Design of Biomaterials: The Balancing Act between Reductionism and Systems Thinking, Nychka, J. A., and Kruzic J. J. , JOM, Apr, Volume 65, Number 4, p.469-472, (2013)

Dedication to Degradation: The Beauty of Materials Designed to Lay in Ruin, Nychka, J. A., and Kruzic J. , JOM, Apr, Volume 66, Number 4, p.556-558, (2014)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

Characteristic dimensions and the micro-mechanisms of fracture and fatigue in 'nano' and 'bio' materials, Ritchie, R. O., Kruzic J. J., Muhlstein C. L., Nalla R. K., and Stach E. A. , International Journal of Fracture, Jul-Aug, Volume 128, Number 1-4, p.1-15, (2004)

A fracture mechanics and mechanistic approach to the failure of cortical bone, Ritchie, R. O., Kinney J. H., Kruzic J. J., and Nalla R. K. , Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, Apr, Volume 28, Number 4, p.345-371, (2005)

Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Nickel-base Superalloy Haynes 282 at 550-750 °C, Rozman, K. A., Kruzic J. J., and Hawk J. A. , Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Volume 24, Issue 8, p.2814-2846, (2015)

Fatigue Crack Growth Mechanisms for Nickel-based Superalloy Haynes 282 at 550-750 °C, Rozman, K. A., Kruzic J. J., Sears J. S., and Hawk J. A. , Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Volume 24, Issue 10, p.3699-3707, (2015)

Optimization of Mo-Si-B Intermetallics, Schneibel, J. H., Tortorelli P. F., Kramer M. J., Thom A. J., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Defect Properties and Related Phenomena in Intermetallic Alloys, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 753, p.BB2–2, (2003)

On the improvement of the ductility of molybdenum by spinel (MgAl₂O₄) particles, Schneibel, J. H., Brady M. P., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Zeitschrift Fur Metallkunde, Jun, Volume 96, Number 6, p.632-637, (2005)

Mo-Si-B alloy development, Schneibel, J. H., Tortorelli P. F., Kramer M. J., Thom A. J., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , 17th Annual Conference on Fossil Energy Materials, Oak Ridge, TN, (2003)

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)

Mo-Si-B alloy development, Schneibel, J. H., Brady M. P., III H. M. Meyer, Horton J. A., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , 19th Annual Conference on Fossil Energy Materials, Knoxville, TN, (2005)

Optimizaton of Mo-Si-B intermetallic alloys, Schneibel, J. H., Ritchie R. O., Kruzic J. J., and Tortorelli P. F. , Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Mar, Volume 36A, Number 3, p.525-531, (2005)

Mo-Si-B alloy development, Schneibel, J. H., Kruzic J. J., and Ritchie R. O. , 18th Annual Conference on Fossil Energy Materials, Knoxville, TN, (2004)

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)

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)

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)

Evolution of shear bands, free volume and hardness during cold rolling of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass, Stolpe, M., Kruzic J. J., and Busch R. , Acta Materialia, Feb, Volume 64, p.231-240, (2014)

Buried absorbable polyglactin 910 sutures do not result in stronger wounds in porcine full thickness skin incisions, Townsend, K, Lear W., Robertson B. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 63, p.386-389, (2016)

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)

Improving Participation of Engineering Students Studying Abroad: An International Dual-Degree Program in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Warnes, W. H., Kruzic J. J., Pratt C. C., Stehr C., Cann D. P., Gibbons B. J., Gallino I., Soldera F., Busch R., and Wallstrom L. , JOM, Jul, Volume 65, Number 7, p.840-845, (2013)