Carbon-fibre reinforced magnesium alloys: Nanostructure and chemistry of interlayers and their effect on mechanical properties

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-193

  Feldhoff, A ^a   Pippel, E ^a   Woltersdorf, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Al2MgC2; Al4C3; C Mg Al; Carbide formation; Carbon fibre; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; ELNES; Interface reactivity; Interface structure; MMC; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BENDING TESTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AL COMPOSITES; C/MG-AL; CARBIDE FORMATION; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; ELNES; INTERFACE REACTIVITY; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; MICROMECHANICAL FRACTURE; MMC;

CARBON FIBERS;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; CARBON FIBER; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032757593     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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