Pressureless sintering of carbon nanotube-Al2O3 composites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1373-1380

  Zhang, Shi C ^a   Fahrenholtz, William G ^a   Hilmas, Greg E ^a   Yadlowsky, Edward J ^b  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b HY Tech Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Carbon nanotubes; Composites; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; AL2O3; ALUMINA CERAMIC; CARBON NANOTUBES COMPOSITES; CYLINDRICAL PELLETS; FLEXURE STRENGTH; FLOWING ARGONS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LOWER DENSITY; PRESSURELESS SINTERING; PURE AL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SOLVENT EVAPORATION; UNI-AXIAL PRESSING; WEIGHT LOSS;

ALUMINUM; ARGON; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PELLETIZING; SINTERING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 75749117444     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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