James R. Varner is the Kruson Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering at the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He teaches courses in mechanical properties of glasses and ceramics, mechanics of materials, and optical microscopy of materials. Research and professional interests include strength testing, understanding influences on strength, hardness, fractography, stresses, and processing influences on mechanical properties. He received his Ph.D. in Ceramics from Alfred University and is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society, a member of the German Society of Glass Technology, serves as Committee Chair for the International Commission on Glass, Technical Committee 6, and is a member of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers.Marlene Wightman is the editor of Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics VI, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixDedication: Roy W. Rice xiIn Memoriam: Janet B. Quinn xiiiA History of the Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics 1George D. QuinnThe Effect of Defects and Materials Texture on the Fracture of Low-Pressure Injection Moulded Alumina Components 57Tanja Lube, Roger Morrell, and Irina KralevaSingle Edge V-Notch Fractography of Engineering Ceramics 65Jasbir Singh Aujla and Kevin KibbleRoughness of Silica Glass Sub-Critical Fracture Surfaces 77Gael Pallares, Frédéric Lechenault, Matthieu George, Elisabeth Bouchaud, Cindy L. Rountree, and Matteo CiccottiFractography in the Development of Ion-Exchanged Cover Glass 85G.S. Glaesemann, T.M. Gross, J.F. Bayne, and J.J. PriceCrack Branching in Glass Interface Driven by Dynamic Loading 95Hwun Park and Weinong ChenA Strain Energy Release Rate Criterion for Formation of the Mirror/Mist Boundary, Depiction on the (G,R) vs. DeltaC Universal Energy Diagram 101Richard C. BradtScratch Damage in Ion-Exchanged Alkali Aluminosilicate Glass: Crack Evolution and the Dependence of Lateral Cracking Threshold on Contact Geometry 113Timothy M. GrossFractography Lessons from Knapping 123Are TsirkFailure and Damage Mechanisms in Ceramic Nanocomposites 133Jan DuszaFailure Analysis of Ceramic Laminates Using Quantitative Fractography and Fractal Geometry 149J. J. Mecholsky, Jr.Fractographic Analysis of Broken Ceramic Dental Restorations 161George D. Quinn, Kathleen Hoffman, S. Scherrer, U. Lohbauer, G. Amberger M. Karl, and J.R. KellyFractography of Ceramic Dental Implants 175Stephan Hecht-MijicModes of Failure of Bonding Interfaces in Dentistry 193Alvaro Delia Bona, John J. Mecholsky Jr.Qualitative and Quantitative Fractographic Analysis of All-Ceramic Fixed Partial Dentures 205Marcsa Borba, Humberto N. Yoshimura, Jason A. Griggs, Paulo F. Cesar, and Alvaro Delia BonaIntrinsic Strength, Damage and Failure 213C.R. KurkjianThe Notched Ball Test—Characterisation of Surface Defects and their Influence on Strength 225Tanja Lube, Stefan Witschnig, Peter Supancic, Robert Danzer, and Oskar SchöpplAnalytical Model for Improved Residual Surface Stress Approximation 235Roberto Dugnani and Zixiao PanThermal Shock Behavior of Si3N4-Specimens—Influence of Annealing and Edges 245Walter Harrer, Robert Danzer, and Karl BerrothA Fracture Analysis of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Ceramics to Improve Strength and Reliability 255Kouichi Yasuda, Kazuhiro Uemura, and Tadashi ShiotaTriple Blind Fractography Study of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thin-Film-Modified Porcelain 265Robert L. Smith, Jeffrey Y. Thompson, Ryan N. Chan, Brian R. Stoner, Jeffrey R. Piascik, and John J. Mecholsky Jr.Residual Failure Due to Incomplete Sintering of Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures 273David L. Ahearn and Fred SchmidtLaminate Design Effects on the Fracture Patterns of Impact Resistance Glass Panels 281J.L. Ladner, D.L. Ahearn, and R.C. BradtApplication of Fractography in Pharmaceutical Industry 289Florian MaurerUsing Replicas in Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics—Advantages and Pitfalls 299James R. VarnerAuthor Index 30