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A technique called transformation toughenening uses a bunch of small particles of zirconia dispersed in alumina causing compressive stresses at crack tips preventing them from propogating and increasing toughness

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[-] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 6 months ago

No cracks have ever propogated in this material 😳

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