Mean grain size evaluation of tungsten- and boron-carbide composites sintered at various temperatures by ultrasonic methods

International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-111

  Sarpün, Ismail Hakki ^a   Özkan, Vildan ^a   Tuncel, Sabri ^b   Ünal, Ridvan ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boron; Composite; Mean grain size; Tungsten carbide; Ultrasonic velocity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BORON; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERED CARBIDES; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

ARGON ATMOSPHERES; CARBIDE COMPOSITES; CERAMIC METAL COMPOSITES; ELECTROLESS COATING; HYDRAULIC PRESS; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ULTRASONIC METHODS;

BORON CARBIDE;

EID: 70349638500     PISSN: 17418410     EISSN: 17418429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMP.2009.028436     Document Type: Article

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