High-temperature tolerance of the silver-copper oxide braze in reducing and oxidizing atmospheres

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1434-1442

  Kim, Jin Y ^a   Hardy, J S ^a   Weil, K S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COPPER OXIDES; DEBONDING; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

AIR-BRAZED ALUMINA JOINTS; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BRAZING FILLER METALS;

EID: 33746143606     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0178     Document Type: Article

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