title: The use of Weibull statistics in mechanical testing of brittle dental materials.
abstract: The mean strength that has traditionally been taken as a measurement of the strength of a material does not reflect the true strength, and therefore it cannot be used as a design parameter. This explains why many brittle materials fail at unpredictable stress, either below or above the mean strength. By using Weibull statistics, the prediction and assessment of strength can be made more sensibly. The performance of a material can be predicted by considering a stress at a lower level of failure probability.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McCabe
mesh_terms: D003764:Dental Materials; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials