Nine bulk silicon carbide specimens of the same size were tested and the following strengths were obtained: 22, 26, 33, 50, 29, 56, 58, 41, and 43 MPa.

(a) Plot these data to evaluate the characteristic strength and the Weibull modulus.
(b) What is the stress for a 90 % probability of survival for this material?










(b) From the data the stress for 90% probability of survival is 22 MPa.

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