Strength and fracture toughness of YSZ/alumina composites for solid oxide fuel cells

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 741-750

  Choi, Sung R ^a   Bansal, Narottam P ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BENDING STRENGTH; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HOT PRESSING; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION; ZIRCONIA;

CRACK DEFLECTION; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0036459899     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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