Three-dimensional microstructural characterization of discontinuously reinforced Ti64-TiB composites produced via blended elemental powder metallurgy

Materials Characterization

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 957-963

  Lieberman, S I ^a   Gokhale, A M ^b   Tamirisakandala, S ^c   Bhat, R B ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c FMW Composite Systems Inc   (United States)

^d GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Serial sectioning; Three dimensional microstructure; TiB; Titanium metal matrix composite

Indexed keywords

ALLOY COMPOSITES; BLENDED ELEMENTAL POWDERS; HEXAGONAL CROSS-SECTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; PRE-ALLOYED POWDER; SERIAL SECTION; SERIAL SECTIONING; SIMILAR MATERIAL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MICROSTRUCTURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURE; TI-6AL-4V; TIB; TIB WHISKER; TITANIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE; UNIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WHISKER MORPHOLOGY;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; METALLURGY; POWDER METALS; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TITANIUM;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 67649986190     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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