Microstructural study of vapour grown carbon nanofibre/copper composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1384-1391

  Barcena, Jorge ^a   Maudes, Jon ^a   Coleto, Javier ^a   Baldonedo, Juan L ^b   Gomez de Salazar, Jose M ^b  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); A. Nanocomposites; D. Scanning transmission electron microscopy; E. Sintering; Vapour grown carbon nanofibres

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS PLATING; HOT PRESSING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPOSITE POWDERS; COPPER COMPOSITES;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

CARBON FIBER; COPPER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATRIX; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER;

EID: 40649123000     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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