Key Work
“Sigmoidal Indentation-Strength Characteristics of Polycrystalline Alumina,” R.F. Cook, E.G. Liniger, R.W. Steinbrech, and F. Deuerler, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 77 (1994) 303-314. (Invited)
Topical Works
- “Alumina Agglomerate Effects on Toughness-Curve Behavior of Alumina-Mullite Composites,” A. Khan, H.M. Chan, M.P. Harmer and R.F. Cook, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 83 (2000) 3089-3094.
- “Toughening of an Alumina-Mullite Composite by Unbroken Bridging Elements,” A. Khan, H.M. Chan, M.P. Harmer and R.F. Cook, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 83 (2000) 833-840.
- “Toughness-Curve Behavior of an Alumina-Mullite Composite,” A. Khan, H.M. Chan, M.P. Harmer and R.F. Cook, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 81 (1998) 2613-2623.
- “Crack Healing and Stress Relaxation in Al2O3-SiC ‘Nanocomposites’,” A.M. Thompson, H.M. Chan, M.P. Harmer, and R.F. Cook, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 78 (1995) 567-571.
- “Mechanical Behavior of Al2O3-SiC ‘Nanocomposites’,” J. Zhao, L.C. Stearns, M.P. Harmer, H.M. Chan, G.A. Miller, and R.F. Cook, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 76 (1993) 503-510.
- “Segregation Effects in the Fracture of Brittle Materials: Ca-Al2O3,” R.F. Cook, Acta metall. 38 (1990) 1083-1100.
- “Calcium Segregation to Grain Boundaries in Alumina,” R.F. Cook and A.G. Schrott, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 71 (1988) 50-58.
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