Electrophoretic deposition in the production of SiC/SiC composites for fusion reactor applications

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2801-2807

  Novak, Saša ^a   Rade, Katja ^a   König, Katja ^a   Boccaccini, Aldo R ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aqueous suspensions; Electrophoretic deposition; Electrophoretic infiltration; Fusion; SiC SiC composites; Silicon carbide; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CITRIC ACID; DEPOSITS; DEWATERING; ELECTROPHORESIS; FABRICS; FUSION REACTORS; INFILTRATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METALLIZING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SEEPAGE; SILICON CARBIDE; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; ELECTRO PHORETIC DEPOSITION (EPD); INFILTRATED MATRIX; LOW ACTIVATION; MATRIX MATERIALS; METALLIC ELECTRODES; PARTICLE PACKINGS; PH CHANGES; SIC/SIC COMPOSITES;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 48549096405     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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