Simulation and quantitative assessment of homogeneous and inhomogeneous particle distributions in particulate metal matrix composites

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-200

  Yang, N ^a   Boselli, J ^a   Sinclair, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation; Finite body tessellation; Homogeneity; Image analysis; Mean near neighbour distance; Metal matrix composite; Particle distribution; Tessellation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; FINITE BODY TESSELLATION; HOMOGENEITY; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; MATRIX COMPOSITE; MEAN NEAR-NEIGHBOR DISTANCE; METAL MATRIX; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE; NEAREST NEIGHBOR DISTANCE; PARTICLES DISTRIBUTION; TESSELLATION;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

METAL COMPLEX;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035091320     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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