Status of the European R&D activities on SiCf/SiC composites for fusion reactors

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 51-52, Issue , 2000, Pages 11-22

  Riccardi, B ^a   Fenici, P ^b   Frias Rebelo, A ^b   Giancarli, L ^c   Le Marois, G ^d   Philippe, E ^e  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^e SNECMA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; FUSION REACTORS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SILICON COMPOUNDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

HERMETICITY; RADIATION STABILITY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0034317381     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(00)00311-2     Document Type: Article

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