Effects of Silicon Carbide Nano-phase on the Wet Erosive Wear of Polycrystalline Alumina

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 799-802

  Davidge, R W ^a   Twigg, P C ^a   Riley, F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; EROSION; SILICON CARBIDE; WEAR;

EID: 0030482147     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0955-2219(95)00198-0     Document Type: Article

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