Growth and three-dimensional analysis of a Nb-Al-Ni ternary eutectic

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 693-699

  Contieri, R J ^a   Rios, C T ^a   Zanotello, M ^a   Caram, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Composites; Eutectic solidification; Intermetallic compounds; Phase transformations; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EUTECTICS; INTERMETALLICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLIDIFICATION;

EUTECTIC SOLIDIFICATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION;

NIOBIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 41349106156     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.05.025     Document Type: Article

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