Distorting crack-front geometry for enhanced toughness by manipulating bioinspired heterogeneity (IMAGE)

University of Science and Technology of China

Distorting crack-front geometry for enhanced toughness by manipulating bioinspired heterogeneity

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Tortuous crack front in heterogeneous materials enhances toughness.

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Image by WU Kaijin et al.

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