Fabrication and mechanical properties of SiC platelet reinforced mullite matrix composites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1777-1787

  Rezaie, H R ^a   Rainforth, W M ^a   Lee, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Hot pressing; Mullite; Platelets; SiC; Toughness

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSIFICATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; HOT PRESSING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON CARBIDE; SOL-GELS;

KAOLINITE; MULLITE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032662992     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00269-6     Document Type: Article

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