Influence of interface reactions on fracture mechanisms in TIG arc-welded aluminium matrix composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 613-622

  Urena A ^a,b   Escalera, M D ^a   Gil, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); B. Fracture; B. Interface; D. Fractography; E. Welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM SHEET; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; EMBRITTLEMENT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; MATRIX/REINFORCEMENT INTERFACES;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033903076     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00168-2     Document Type: Article

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