Microwave heated chemical vapor infiltration: Densification mechanism of SiCf/SiC composites

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2710-2717

  Jaglin, David ^a   Binner, Jon ^a   Vaidhyanathan, Bala ^a   Prentice, Calvin ^b   Shatwell, Bob ^b   Grant, David ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSIFICATION; INFILTRATION; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION; PREFERENTIAL DENSIFICATION; X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 33747773466     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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