Processing of advanced Al/SiC particulate metal matrix composites under intensive shearing - A novel Rheo-process

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-151

  Tzamtzis, S ^a   Barekar, N S ^a,b   Hari Babu, N ^a   Patel, J ^a   Dhindaw, B K ^b   Fan, Z ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites; A. Particle reinforcement; B. Mechanical properties; Intensive shearing

Indexed keywords

LIQUID METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEARING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

A. METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; A. PARTICLE-REINFORCEMENT; AGGLOMERATED PARTICLES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COHESIVE FORCES; CURRENT PROCESSING; DUCTILE MATRIXES; INTENSIVE SHEARING; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; PARTICULATE METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; STIR CASTINGS; TENSILE ELONGATIONS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTHS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 58149389767     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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