Trivariate, stereological length-radius-orientation unfolding derived and applied to alumina-silicon carbide whisker composites

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 620-626

  Mebane, David S ^a   Gokhale, Arun M ^a   Gerhardt, Rosario A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIVARIATES; WHISKERS;

ALUMINA; CERAMIC FIBERS; HOT PRESSING; SILICON CARBIDE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 33645116179     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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