A mesoscopic scale analysis of the reaction-bonded SiC process

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 339-348

  Ilegbusi, Olusegun J ^a   Yang, Jijin ^a   Mat, Mahmut D ^a   Lewis III, David ^b   Oran, Elaine S ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; Reaction bonded SiC

Indexed keywords

BONDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REACTION KINETICS;

REACTION BONDING;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 0032652124     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00164-X     Document Type: Article

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