Thermal aging behavior of an SiC-fiber reinforced glass matrix composite in a non-oxidizing atmosphere

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-164

  Boccaccini, A R ^a,b   Janczak Rusch, J ^c   Dlouhy, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF MATERIALS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aging; Fracture behavior; Glass matrix composites; Sic fiber

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SHEAR STRESS; SILICON CARBIDE; STIFFNESS;

GLASS MATRIX COMPOSITES; MATRIX SOFTENING; VOID FORMATION;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032069219     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-0584(97)02075-0     Document Type: Article

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