Preparation and characterisation of pitch-based granular composites to be used in tribological applications

Wear

Volumn 258, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1706-1716

  Mendez A ^a,b   Santamaria R ^a   Granda, M ^a   Menendez R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b Catholic University of Avila   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Coal tar pitch; B. Carbon composites; C. Granular carbons; D. Mechanical properties; E. Tribological properties

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACITE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRICTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; PETROLEUM COKE; TRIBOLOGY;

CARBON BRAKE PADS; GRANULAR CARBON; OPTIMUM PITCH CONTENT; PITCH-BASED GRANULAR COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 17544367440     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2004.11.030     Document Type: Article

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