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  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For elucidating the basic principles of brittle fracture that are essential to our understanding of the fracture of complex engineering materials.

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Brian R. Lawn is a researcher affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their work focuses extensively on the fields of engineering and dentistry, with particular expertise spanning orthodontics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and ceramics and composites.

They have contributed significantly to topics involving dental materials and restorations, advanced surface polishing techniques, advanced materials and composites, metal and thin film mechanics, advanced ceramic materials synthesis, advanced machining processes and optimization, and dental implant techniques and outcomes.

Brian R. Lawn's recent publications include:

  • Science and art of ductile grinding of brittle solids, 2020, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
  • Critique of materials-based models of ductile machining in brittle solids, 2020, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Micromechanics of machining and wear in hard and brittle materials, 2020, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • A Critical Review of Dental Lithia-Based Glass-Ceramics, 2023, Journal of Dental Research
  • Threshold damage mechanisms in brittle solids and their impact on advanced technologies, 2022, Acta Materialia

The venues in which Brian R. Lawn most frequently publishes are:

  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Journal of Dental Research
  • International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
  • Acta Materialia
  • Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Óscar Borrero-López
  • Yu Zhang
  • Han Huang
  • David B. Marshall
  • Paul J. Constantino

In 2001, Brian R. Lawn was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for elucidating the basic principles of brittle fracture essential to understanding the fracture behavior of complex engineering materials.

Best Publications

  • A Critical Evaluation of Indentation Techniques for Measuring Fracture Toughness: I, Direct Crack Measurements

    G.R. Anstis;P. Chantikul;B.R. Lawn;D.B. Marshall

  • Fracture of Brittle Solids

    Brian R Lawn

  • Elastic/Plastic Indentation Damage in Ceramics: The Median/Radial Crack System

    B. R. Lawn;A. G. Evans;D. B. Marshall

  • Indentation fracture: principles and applications

    Brian Lawn;Rodney Wilshaw

  • A Critical Evaluation of Indentation Techniques for Measuring Fracture Toughness: II, Strength Method

    P. Chantikul;G. R. Anstis;B. R. Lawn;D. B. Marshall

  • Indentation of Ceramics with Spheres: A Century after Hertz

    Brian R. Lawn

  • Hardness, Toughness, and Brittleness: An Indentation Analysis

    B. R. Lawn;D. B. Marshall

  • Equilibrium penny-like cracks in indentation fracture

    B. R. Lawn;E. R. Fuller

  • Microfracture beneath point indentations in brittle solids

    B. R. Lawn;M. V. Swain

  • On the Theory of Hertzian Fracture

    Frederick Charles Frank;B. R. Lawn

  • Elastic/Plastic Indentation Damage in Ceramics: The Lateral Crack System

    D.B. Marshall;B.R. Lawn;A.G. Evans

  • Novel Zirconia Materials in Dentistry

    Y. Zhang;B.R. Lawn

  • A model for crack initiation in elastic/plastic indentation fields

    B. R. Lawn;A. G. Evans

  • Crack-Interface Grain Bridging as a Fracture Resistance I, Mechanism in Ceramics: I, Experimental Study on Alumina

    Peter L. Swanson;Carolyn J. Fairbanks;Brian R. Lawn;Yiu-Wing Mai

  • Effect of sandblasting on the long-term performance of dental ceramics.

    Yu Zhang;Brian R. Lawn;E. Dianne Rekow;Van P. Thompson

  • Residual stress effects in sharp contact cracking

    D. B. Marshall;B. R. Lawn

  • Crack‐Interface Grain Bridging as a Fracture Resistance Mechanism in Ceramics: II, Theoretical Fracture Mechanics Model

    Yiu-Wing Mai;Brian R. Lawn

  • Fracture of ferroelectric ceramics

    R. F. Cook;S. W. Freiman;B. R. Lawn;R. C. Pohanka

  • Making Ceramics "Ductile"

    Brian R. Lawn;Nitin P. Padture;Hongda Cait;Fernando Guiberteau

  • Role of grain size in the strength and R-curve properties of alumina

    Prapaipan Chantikul;Stephen J. Bennison;Brian R. Lawn

  • A Critical evaluation of indentation techniques for measuring fracture toughness

    G.-R. Anstis;P. Chantikul;D.-B. Marshall;B.-R. Lawn

Frequent Co-Authors

Herzl Chai
Herzl Chai Tel Aviv University
David B. Marshall
David B. Marshall University of Colorado Boulder
Nitin P. Padture
Nitin P. Padture Brown University
Robert F. Cook
Robert F. Cook National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yu Zhang
Yu Zhang University of Pennsylvania
Peter W. Lucas
Peter W. Lucas George Washington University
Fernando Guiberteau
Fernando Guiberteau University of Extremadura
Michael V. Swain
Michael V. Swain University of Sydney
Do Kyung Kim
Do Kyung Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Xiaozhi Hu
Xiaozhi Hu University of Western Australia

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