Development of aluminum-based hybrid composites with graphite nanofibers/alumina short fibers: Processing and characterization

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1929-1943

  Babu, J S S ^a   Nair, K Prabhakaran ^a   Unnikrishnan, G ^a   Kang, C G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aluminum composites; hybrid preform; mechanical properties; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOSITES; ALUMINUM MATRIX; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GRAPHITE NANO FIBERS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRID PREFORM; LOAD SHARING; MATRIX; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SHORT FIBER; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI APPROACH; WELL-DISPERSED;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBERS; GRAPHITE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PREFORMING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); TAGUCHI METHODS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITRATION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 77957998894     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309353958     Document Type: Article

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