Preparation of pitch-based carbon-copper composites for electrical applications

Fuel

Volumn 83, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1625-1634

  Queipo, Paula ^a   Granda, Marcos ^a   Santamaría, Ricardo ^a   Menéndez, Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coal tar pitch; Composite properties; Particle reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON; CARBONIZATION; COAL TAR; COPPER POWDER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; POWDER METALLURGY; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CARBON-COPPER COMPOSITES; COAL-TAR PITCH; COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 2442506907     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2004.02.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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