Quantitative X-ray diffraction analysis of reactive infiltrated boron carbide-aluminium composites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1243-1255

  Arslan, Gürsoy ^a   Kara, Ferhat ^a   Turan, Servet ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Al; B4C; Infiltration; Wetting; X ray methods

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ARGON; BORON CARBIDE; COATING TECHNIQUES; INFILTRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

PRODUCT FORMING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 0037411621     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(02)00304-7     Document Type: Article

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