Wettability and phase formation in TiC/Al-alloys assemblies

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1425-1428

  Aguilar, E A ^a   Leon C A ^a   Contreras, A ^a   Lopez V H ^a   Drew, R A L ^b   Bedolla, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

B. Microstructure; B. Wettability; D. Electron microscopy; E. Consolidation

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE INTERFACES; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM CARBIDE; WETTING;

PHASE FORMATION;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0036815043     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00160-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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