Microstructural characterization of a Cf/ZrC composite manufactured by reactive melt infiltration

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 329-341

  Zou, Linhua ^a   Wali, Natalie ^a   Yang, Jenn Ming ^a   Bansal, Narottam P ^b   Yan, Dong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BACKSCATTERING DIFFRACTION; EUTECTIC PHASE; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER/MATRIX INTERFACE; HETEROGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; MATRIX; MATRIX COMPOSITE; MATRIX GRAINS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL FORMATION MECHANISM; NANO-SIZED; NEEDLE-LIKE; PLAUSIBLE MECHANISMS; PRECIPITATION MECHANISM; REACTIVE MELT INFILTRATION; TRAPPING MECHANISMS;

BACKSCATTERING; CARBON FIBERS; COALESCENCE; DIFFRACTION; EUTECTICS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; INCLUSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOINDENTATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE INTERFACES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEEPAGE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOIL MECHANICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79952581639     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2010.02580.x     Document Type: Article

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