Quality control and thermal shock damage characterization of high-temperature ceramics by ultrasonic pulse velocity testing

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-268

  Boccaccini, Dino N ^a   Romagnoli, Marello ^a   Veronesi, Paolo ^a   Cannio, Maria ^a   Leonelli, Christina ^a   Pellacani, Gian ^a   Husovic, Tatjana Volkov ^b   Boccaccini, Aldo R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; THERMAL SHOCK; ULTRASONICS;

HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMICS; NONDESTRUCTIVE QUALITY CONTROL; THERMAL SHOCK DAMAGE; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY TESTING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 34250774477     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2007.02139.x     Document Type: Review

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