High-temperature stability of SiC-based composites in high-water-vapor-pressure environments

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1272-1281

  More, Karren L ^a   Tortorelli, Peter F ^a   Walker, Larry R ^a   Miriyala, Naren ^b   Price, Jeffrey R ^b   Van Roode, Mark ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; BOROSILICATE GLASS; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; SILICA; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

BORIA; HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY; HIGH WATER VAPOR PRESSURE; SURFACE RECESSION RATES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0041508760     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03463.x     Document Type: Article

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