Preparation of thin sections of coated fibers for characterization by transmission electron microscopy

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2481-2484

  Cinibulk, Michael K ^a,b   Welch, John R ^a   Hay, Randall S ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COATINGS; EPOXY RESINS; FILM PREPARATION; HARDNESS; INFILTRATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION;

COATED FIBERS; DIAMOND LAPPING FILMS; ELECTRON TRANSPARENT AREAS;

CERAMIC FIBERS;

EID: 0030244427     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb09001.x     Document Type: Article

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