The response of SiC fibres to vacuum plasma spraying and vacuum hot pressing during the fabrication of titanium matrix composites

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 162-174

  Baker, A M ^a   Grant, P S ^a   Jenkins, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibre damage; Interface reaction; Microscopy; Plasma spraying; Titanium SiC composites; Weibull modulus

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; PLASMA JETS; REACTION PRODUCTS; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TERNARY ALLOYS; TITANIUM CARBIDE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FIBER DAMAGES; FIBER MATRIX; INTERFACE REACTIONS; PLASMA-SPRAYING; SIC FIBER; TITANIA; TITANIA/SIC COMPOSITE; VACUUM HOT PRESSING; VACUUM PLASMA SPRAYING; WEIBULL MODULUS;

PLASMA SPRAYING;

SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DESTRUCTION; FIBER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VACUUM;

EID: 0032727507     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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