In situ toughened silicon carbide with Al-B-C additions

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 461-469

  Cao, Joe J ^a   MoberlyChan, Warren J ^a   De Jonghe, Lutgard C ^a   Gilbert, Christopher J ^a   Ritchie, Robert O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSIFICATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HOT PRESSING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SINTERING; TOUGHENING;

R CURVE BEHAVIOR;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 0030083018     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08145.x     Document Type: Article

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