A Critical Appraisal of the Interfacial Toughness of Ceramic Matrix Composites Using Indentation Techniques

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 161-163, Issue , 1999, Pages 675-680

  Nilsson, M ^a   Warren, R ^b   Swain, M V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ceramic Composites; Fibre Composites; Indentation; Interfacial Toughness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346547207     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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