Behavior of Nicalon™-fiber-reinforced glass-matrix composites under thermal cycling conditions

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1343-1352

  Boccaccini, A R ^a,d   Strutt, A J ^a   Vecchio, K S ^a   Mendoza, D ^b   Chawla, K K ^b,e   Ponton, C B ^c   Pearce, D H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass matrix composites; Microstructural damage; Thermal cycling

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC FIBERS; DEGRADATION; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS; OXIDATION; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL CYCLING;

GLASS MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031644987     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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