Low friction and severe wear of alumina in cryogenic environment: A first report

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 832-843

  Khanna, Rohit ^a   Basu, Bikramjit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE; FRICTION; HEAT LOSSES; LOW TEMPERATURE PHENOMENA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; STRUCTURAL CERAMICS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BRITTLE CERAMIC MATERIAL; CRYOGENIC ENVIRONMENT; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ALUMINA;

EID: 33744472180     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0104     Document Type: Article

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