Mechanical properties of nanocomposite metal - Ceramic thin films

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-162

  Neralla, S ^a   Kumar, D ^a   Yarmolenko, S ^a   Sankar, J ^a  

^a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Fracture toughness; B. Hardness; Nanocomposites; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INDENTATION; LASER ABLATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRACK DEFLECTION; GRAIN BRIDGING; NANOINDENTATION;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 1242306717     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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