In situ neutron diffraction study of residual stress development in MgO/SiC ceramic nanocomposites during thermal cycling

Acta Materialia

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4535-4544

  Wain, Nick ^a   Radaelli, Paolo G ^b   Todd, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Interface diffusion; Nanocomposites; Neutron diffraction; Residual stresses

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PRODUCTS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL CYCLING;

ELASTIC MODEL; INTERFACE DIFFUSION; STRESS-FREE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONTRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 34250899132     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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