Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Size-dependent fracture toughness of bulk metallic glasses, Gludovatz, B., Naleway S. E., Ritchie R. O., and Kruzic J. J. , Acta Materialia, May, Volume 70, p.198-207, (2014)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

On the growth of small fatigue cracks in gamma-based titanium aluminides, Campbell, J. P., Kruzic J. J., Lillibridge S., Rao K. T. V., and Ritchie R. O. , Scripta Materialia, Sep, Volume 37, Number 5, p.707-712, (1997)

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)

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 Crack Growth Behavior of Silicon Nitride: Roles of Grain Aspect Ratio and Intergranular Film Composition, Greene, R. B., Fuenfschilling S., Fett T., Hoffmann M. J., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Jan, Volume 96, Number 1, p.259-265, (2013)

Deducing the Fatigue Crack Growth Rates of Natural Flaws in Silicon Nitride Ceramics: Role of R-Curves, Haertelt, M., Fuenfschilling S., Schwind T., Riesch-Oppermann H., Fett T., and Kruzic J. J. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Aug, Volume 96, Number 8, p.2593-2597, (2013)

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)

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

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)

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)

Fatigue threshold R-curves for predicting reliability of ceramics under cyclic loading, Kruzic, J. J., Cannon R. M., Ager J. W., and Ritchie R. O. , Acta Materialia, May, Volume 53, Number 9, p.2595-2605, (2005)

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)

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)

Mechanistic aspects of in vitro fatigue-crack growth in dentin, Kruzic, J. J., Nalla R. K., Kinney J. H., and Ritchie R. O. , Biomaterials, Apr, Volume 26, Number 10, p.1195-1204, (2005)

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)

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)

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)