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The Weibull modulus of a ceramic describes

  • A.the average strength of the material taken overall
  • B.the temperature at which the material eventually fails
  • C.the density that the material reached during sintering
  • D.how widely its strength varies between specimens

Answer: D

Correct answer: how widely its strength varies between specimens

The Weibull modulus is a shape parameter describing the scatter of measured strengths, not their average. A high modulus means the strengths cluster tightly; a low one means they are widely spread. Ceramics need such a parameter because they fail from their largest flaw, and the size of that flaw varies from specimen to specimen - so a mean strength alone tells a designer very little.

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