Improvement of the mechanical properties of 2124 Al/SiCp MMC plate by optimisation of the solution treatment

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1141-1149

  Thomas, M P ^a,b   King, J E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth; Particulate MMC; Solution treatment; Tensile

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SOLUTIONS; STRENGTHENING (METAL); TENSILE PROPERTIES;

GAS POROSITY; INTERMETALLIC DISSOLUTION; MATRIX DISLOCATION DENSITY; SOLUTION TREATMENT; SURFACE BLISTERS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030260619     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00077-2     Document Type: Article

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