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Fracture size effects

Smaller is tougher

A.R. Beaber Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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J.D. Nowak Hysitron Incorporated, 10025 Valley View Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55344, USA
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O. Ugurlu Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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W.M. Mook Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Empa – Materials Science & Technology, Feuerwerkstr. 39, CH-3602 Thun, Switzerland
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S.L. Girshick Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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R. Ballarini Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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W.W. Gerberich Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Pages 1179-1189 | Received 19 Nov 2009, Accepted 15 Apr 2010, Published online: 25 Jun 2010

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