Tensile properties of advanced SiC/SiC composites for nuclear control rod applications

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-234

  Nozawa, Takashi ^a   Lara Curzio, Edgar ^a   Katoh, Yutai ^a   Shinavski, Robert J ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Hyper Therm High Temperature Composites Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIDED COMPOSITES; COMPONENT DESIGNS; FRACTURE PLANES; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; GAS COOLED; HIGH TEMPERATURES; INPLANE SHEAR PROPERTIES; LOWER STRESSES; MULTILAYERED; NUCLEAR SYSTEMS; RECENT PROGRESSES; SIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SIC MATRIXES; SIC/SIC COMPOSITES; SPECIMEN SIZE EFFECTS; STRESS CRITERIONS; TENSILE FRACTURES; TRANSVERSE FIBERS; WOVEN COMPOSITES;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTROL RODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICON CARBIDE; SILK; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAVING;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBERS; CERAMICS; COMPOSITES; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SILICON CARBIDE; SILK; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAVING;

EID: 57649196093     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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