Fatigue behaviour of cross-ply Nicalon/CAS-II glass-ceramic matrix composite at room and elevated temperatures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-94

  Yasmin, A ^a,b   Bowen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs); B. Fatigue; D. Fractography; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRICTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUCLEATION; STRAIN; STRESSES;

FATIGUE DAMAGE; STRESS RATIO;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0345170714     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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