Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory

Fracture and fatigue resistance of Mo-Si-B alloys for ultrahigh-temperature structural applications, Kruzic, J. J., Schneibel J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Scripta Materialia, Feb, Volume 50, Number 4, p.459-464, (2004)

Ambient- to elevated-temperature fracture and fatigue properties of Mo-Si-B alloys: Role of microstructure, Kruzic, J. J., Schneibel J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Sep, Volume 36A, Number 9, p.2393-2402, (2005)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Ambient to high-temperature fracture toughness and cyclic fatigue behavior in Al-containing silicon carbide ceramics, Yuan, R., Kruzic J., Zhang X. F., De Jonghe L. C., and Ritchie R. O. , Acta Materialia, Dec, Volume 51, Number 20, p.6477-6491, (2003)

Fatigue Threshold R-curves Predict Fatigue Endurance Strength for Self-Reinforced Silicon Nitride, Greene, R. B., Fuenfschilling S., Fett T., Hoffmann M. J., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Feb, Volume 97, Number 2, p.577-583, (2014)

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 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)

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

Determining worst-case fatigue thresholds for grain-bridging ceramics, Kruzic, J. J., Yuan R., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Materials Lifetime Science & Engineering, TMS Annual Meeting, p.61–68, (2002)

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)

Fatigue-crack propagation in gamma-based titanium aluminide alloys at large and small crack sizes, Kruzic, J. J., Campbell J. P., and Ritchie R. O. , High-Temperature Ordered Intermetallics VIII, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 552, p.KK2–3, (1999)

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

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)

The contrasting role of microstructure in influencing fracture and fatigue-crack growth in gamma-based titanium aluminides at large and small crack sizes, Kruzic, J. J., Campbell J. P., McKelvey A. L., Choe H., and Ritchie R. O. , Gamma Titanium Aluminides 1999, TMS Annual Meeting, (1999)

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)

Role of microstructure in promoting fracture and fatigue resistance in Mo-Si-B alloys, Kruzic, J. J., Schneibel J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Integrative and Interdisciplinary Aspects of Intermetallics, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 842, p.303-308, (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)

Fatigue of bridging ceramics: Understanding crack size effects, Kruzic, J. J., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , 11th International Conference on Fracture, (2005)

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)

Cyclic mechanical loading promotes bacterial penetration along composite restoration marginal gaps., Khvostenko, D, Salehi S, Naleway S E., Hilton T J., Ferracane J L., Mitchell J C., and Kruzic J J. , Dental Materials, Volume 31, Issue 6, p.702-710, (2015)

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)

Bioactive glass fillers reduce bacterial penetration into marginal gaps for composite restorations, Khvostenko, D., Hilton T. J., Ferracane J. L., Mitchell J. C., and Kruzic J. J. , Dental Materials, Volume 32, Issue 1, p.73-81, (2016)

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

Fracture toughness of Co₄Sb₁₂ and In_0.1Co₄Sb₁₂ thermoelectric skutterudites evaluated by three methods, Eilertsen, J., Subramanian M. A., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Mar, Volume 552, p.492-498, (2013)

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)

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)

The dentin-enamel junction and the fracture of human teeth, Imbeni, V., Kruzic J. J., Marshall G. W., Marshall S. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Nature Materials, Mar, Volume 4, Number 3, p.229-232, (2005)

Mechanical performance of novel bioactive glass containing dental restorative composites, Khvostenko, D., Mitchell J. C., Hilton T. J., Ferracane J. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Dental Materials, Nov, Volume 29, Number 11, p.1139-1148, (2013)

Crack blunting, crack bridging and resistance-curve fracture mechanics in dentin: effect of hydration, Kruzic, J., Nalla R. K., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Biomaterials, Dec, Volume 24, Number 28, p.5209-5221, (2003)

Crack-size effects on cyclic and monotonic crack growth in polycrystalline alumina: Quantification of the role of grain bridging, Kruzic, J. J., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Jan, Volume 87, Number 1, p.93-103, (2004)

Effects of moisture on grain-boundary strength, fracture, and fatigue properties of alumina, Kruzic, J. J., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Aug, Volume 88, Number 8, p.2236-2245, (2005)

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)

Fracture and fatigue behavior at ambient and elevated temperatures of alumina bonded with copper/niobium/copper interlayers, Kruzic, J. J., Marks R. A., Yoshiya M., Glaeser A. M., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Oct, Volume 85, Number 10, p.2531-2541, (2002)

Effects of plastic constraint on the cyclic and static fatigue behavior of metal/ceramic layered structures, Kruzic, J. J., McNaney J. M., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Mechanics of Materials, Jan-Feb, Volume 36, Number 1-2, p.57-72, (2004)

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)

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)

Fracture and fatigue resistance of Mo-Si-B alloys for ultrahigh-temperature structural applications, Kruzic, J. J., Schneibel J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Scripta Materialia, Feb, Volume 50, Number 4, p.459-464, (2004)

Ambient- to elevated-temperature fracture and fatigue properties of Mo-Si-B alloys: Role of microstructure, Kruzic, J. J., Schneibel J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Sep, Volume 36A, Number 9, p.2393-2402, (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)