Mechanical behavior at 20° and 1200°C of nicalon-silicon-carbide-fiber-reinforced alumina-matrix composites

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2569-2580

  Celemín, Jose Antonio ^a   Pastor, Jose Ygnacio ^a   Llorca, Javier ^a,b   Elices, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC FIBERS; CRACKS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBER PULLOUT; INTERFACIAL SLIDING RESISTANCE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031257239     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb03159.x     Document Type: Article

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