Mechanical properties of thin pyrolitic carbon interphase SiC-matrix composites reinforced with near-stoichiometric SiC fibers

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3088-3095

  Katoh, Yutai ^a   Nozawa, Takashi ^a   Snead, Lance L ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEAR-STOICHIOMETRIC SIC FIBERS; SIC-FIBER COMPOSITES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PYROLYSIS; SILICON CARBIDE; STOICHIOMETRY; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 32544454044     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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