Preparation of aluminum/silicon carbide metal matrix composites using centrifugal atomization

Powder Technology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-20

  Eslamian, Morteza ^a   Rak, Joel ^a   Ashgriz, Nasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Al SiC metal matrix composites; Centrifugal atomization; Powder metallurgy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POWDER METALLURGY; SILICON CARBIDE;

AL/SIC METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; CENTRIFUGAL ATOMIZATION;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; METAL DERIVATIVE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POWDER METALLURGY; SILICON CARBIDE;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; INJECTION; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 41949119143     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.07.045     Document Type: Article

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