Imaging with lithium niobate/epoxy composites

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 439-442

  Schmarje, N ^a   Saillant, J F ^a   Kirk, K J ^a   Cochran, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite; High temperature; Lithium niobate

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STEEL; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CURIE TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING COEFFICIENTS;

LITHIUM NIOBATE;

EID: 1642601712     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.12.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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