Comparison of X-ray micro-tomography measurements of densities and porosity principally to values measured by mercury porosimetry for carbon-carbon composites

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2151-2158

  Weber, E ^a   Fernandez, M ^a   Wapner, P ^b   Hoffman, W ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; MERCURY POROSIMETERS; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; NONUNIFORM; OPEN POROSITY; SKELETAL DENSITY; TECHNIQUES USED; THREE DIMENSIONS; X-RAY MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MERCURY (METAL); POROSITY;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 77950516906     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.11.047     Document Type: Article

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