Control of orientation in short fibre-reinforced metal matrix composites

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy (Princeton, New Jersey)

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 331-339

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Evans, Julian R G ^a   Bevis, Michael J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FIBER REINFORCED METALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IRON POWDER; IRON POWDER METALLURGY;

CONVENTIONAL SINGLE GATED MOLDING; DOUBLE GATED MODULATED PRESSURE MOLDING; FIBER ORIENTATION CONTROL; SHORT FIBER REINFORCED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030259839     PISSN: 08887462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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