Effect of long-term oxidation on creep and failure of Si3N4 and Si3N4/SiC nanocomposites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-226

  Rendtel, P ^a   Rendtel, A ^a   Hubner H ^a   Klemm, H ^b   Herrmann, M ^b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composites; Creep behaviour; Lifetime; Oxidation; Si3N4

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CREEP; CREEP TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON NITRIDE;

CERAMIC CERAMIC COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; CREEP; FAILURE; OXIDATION; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 0033080816     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00192-7     Document Type: Article

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