Effect of grain size on the ultrasonic parameters in stainless steels

International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-435

  Mutlu, Ilven ^a   Oktay, Enver ^a   Ekinci, Sinasi ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

grain size; material properties; microstructure; stainless steel; ultrasonic attenuation; ultrasonic parameters; ultrasonic velocity; Young s modulus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551504571     PISSN: 17418410     EISSN: 17418429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMP.2009.031397     Document Type: Article

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