Tensile and fracture behavior of silica fibers from the Venus flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
Swapnil Morankar, Arun Sundar S. Singaravelu, Sridhar Niverty, Yash Mistry, Clint A. Penick, Dhruv Bhate, Nikhilesh Chawla
Topics & Concepts
Sponge spiculeMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialFractographyWeibull distributionFracture toughnessToughnessFracture (geology)GeologyMathematicsPaleontologyStatisticsMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryMarine Sponges and Natural ProductsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition