Fatigue and stress-rupture behaviors of SiC/SiC composite under humid environment at elevated temperature

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2925-2934

  Mall, Shankar ^a   LaRochelle, K J ^a  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Ceramics matrix composites; B. Fatigue; B. Interphase; Humidity effects; Stress rupture

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CYCLIC LOADS; DEGRADATION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FATIGUE TESTING; MOISTURE; SILICON CARBIDE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

STRESS-RUPTURE BEHAVIORS; TENSION-TENSION FATIGUE TESTS;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MATRIX; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; HUMIDITY; LOADING (TESTING); SILICON CARBIDE FIBER; STRESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33748684408     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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