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Developments in Ceramic Materials Research

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M. A. Sheik<br />

<strong>in</strong>scribed <strong>in</strong> the tow, which corresponds to the tow diameter. In Class B porosity, cracks are<br />

characterised by their frequency (number of cracks per tow), their length <strong>in</strong> the tows’ crosssectional<br />

plane and their depth parallel to the tow axis. A Class C porosity crack is<br />

characterised by its length, depth and periodicity. As these cracks surround the entire tow, the<br />

length is equivalent to the tow circumference, hence related to the average tow diameter. All<br />

these measurements are summarised <strong>in</strong> Tables 1 and 2 below.<br />

Table 1. Area fraction for Class A and D porosity<br />

Table 2. Crack geometry and periodicity for Class B and C porosities

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