Analysis of SiC fibres and composites using Raman microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-265

  Young, R J ^a   Broadbridge, A B L ^a   So, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Deformation; Fragmentation; Micromechanics; Raman spectroscopy; SiC fibres

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON CARBIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

A.FIBRES; FIBER MICROSTRUCTURES; FIBRE STRAINS; FRAGMENTATION; MODEL COMPOSITES; RAMAN MICROSCOPE; RAMAN MICROSCOPY; RENISHAW; SIC FIBER; SILICON CARBIDE FIBER;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; FIBER; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032747542     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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