Synthesis of silicon carbide nanopowder using silica fume

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3159-3167

  Zhong, Yang ^a   Shaw, Leon L ^a   Manjarres, Misael ^a   Zawrahy, Mahmoud F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBOTHERMIC REDUCTION; FERROSILICON ALLOYS; FREE CARBON; HIGH-ENERGY BALL MILLING; NANO POWDERS; NANO-SIC; REACTION PATHWAYS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BALL MILLING; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; GRAPHITE; POWDER METALS; SILICA; SILICA FUME; SILICON ALLOYS; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON STEEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILICON OXIDES;

EID: 78649621218     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03867.x     Document Type: Article

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