Creep behaviour of Al2O3-SiC nanocomposites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2475-2485

  Descamps, P ^a   O'Sullivan, D ^b   Poorteman, M ^a   Descamps, J C ^c   Leriche, A ^b   Cambier, F ^a  

^a Belgian Ceramic Research Centre   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

^c FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Creep; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; SiC

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CREEP TESTING; FRACTURE TESTING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; SILICON CARBIDE; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VISCOELASTICITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CREEP RESISTANCE; CREEP STRAIN; EROSION RATE; INTERFACE COHESION; LATTICE MECHANISM; STRESS EXPONENT VALUE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0033335181     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(99)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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