Comparison of experimental and analytical fracture toughness values of SiCP/QE22 Mg-alloy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 520-525

  Abachi, P ^a   Purazrang, K ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; QE22 Mg alloy; SiC particles

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE SURFACE EXAMINATION; PARTICLE VOLUME FRACTION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; VOLUME FRACTION;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 29844456425     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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