Effect of interfacial characteristics on the failure-mechanism mode of a SiC reinforced Al based metal-matrix composite

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 94-99

  Gupta, M ^a   Surappa, M K ^b   Qin, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Failure mechanism mode; Metal matrix composite; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERMETALLICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOY 6061; MATRIX DEBONDING;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031141218     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(96)02825-7     Document Type: Article

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