Mechanical properties of wood-derived silicon carbide aluminum-alloy composites as a function of temperature

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1732-1743

  Wilkes, T E ^a   Pastor, J Y ^b   Llorca, J ^b,c   Faber, K T ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; LIGHT METALS; NONMETALS; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

ALLOY COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6);

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 48949117334     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0197     Document Type: Article

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