Optimal concentration of SiC in SiC/Al composites: Experiment and percolation theory prediction of lower and upper bounds

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 348, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-15

  Shim, Y ^a   Levine, L E ^b   Fields, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al SiC composites; Green strength; Percolation

Indexed keywords

AL/SIC COMPOSITES; GREEN STRENGTH; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; UPPER BOUNDS;

ALUMINUM; ANNEALING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 11444260449     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.09.045     Document Type: Article

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