Characterisation of thin silica films deposited on carbon fibre by an atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium plasma (APNEP)

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1403-1408

  Brown, Matthew ^a   Hayes, Pat ^a   Prangnell, Philip ^b  

^a Capenhurst Technology Park   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); Plasma coating

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRITTLE FRACTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICA; TENSILE STRESS; THIN FILMS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA (APNEP);

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 0036815262     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00156-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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