Heating rate effects on microstructural properties of liquid phase sintered tungsten heavy alloys

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 117-127

  Bollina, Ravi ^a   German, Randall M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Densification; Distortion; Grain growth; Liquid phase sintering; Tungsten heavy alloys

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; DENSIFICATION; DILATOMETERS; ELECTRIC DISTORTION; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEATING; METALLOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHRINKAGE; SINTERING;

LIQUID PHASE SINTERING; METALLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; TUNGSTEN HEAVY ALLOYS;

TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

EID: 2442648071     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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