Injection molding of SiC-reinforced PM aluminum matrix composites

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy (Princeton, New Jersey)

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 67-73

  Ahmad, Faiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INJECTION MOLDING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FIBER DEGRADATION ANALYSIS; HIGH-STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO; INTERMETALLIC COMPOSITES; POWDER INJECTION MOLDING (PIM);

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 33745462791     PISSN: 08887462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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