The synthesis and consolidation of hard materials by spark plasma sintering

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-375

  Hulbert, Dustin M ^a   Jiang, Dongtao ^a   Dudina, Dina V ^a   Mukherjee, Amiya K ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron carbide; Functionally graded materials; Hafnium diboride; Silicon carbide; Spark plasma sintering

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BORIDES; BORON; BORON CARBIDE; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CRACK INITIATION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; HAFNIUM; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NONMETALS; PLASMAS; POWDERS; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM;

ALUMINUM COMPOSITES; CARBIDE COMPOSITES; DENSE CERAMICS; ELEMENTAL POWDERS; HAFNIUM DIBORIDE; HARD MATERIALS; HIGH ENERGIES; MECHANICALLY ALLOYED; MICROSTRUCTURAL GRADIENTS; PRECURSOR POWDERS; SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES; TITANIUM DIBORIDE;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

EID: 59649106752     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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