In situ X-ray microtomography characterization of damage in SiCf/SiC minicomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 916-924

  Chateau, C ^a   Gelebart L ^a   Bornert, M ^b,c   Crepin J ^b   Boller, E ^d   Sauder, C ^a   Ludwig, W ^e  

^a SRMA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

A. Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs); B. Matrix cracking; C. Damage mechanics; D. X ray computed microtomography ( CT)

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; BEAM LINES; C. DAMAGE MECHANICS; EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITIES; FIBER FAILURES; IN-FIBER; IN-SITU; LOADING LEVEL; LOCAL SCALE; MATRIX CRACK; MATRIX CRACKING; MINICOMPOSITES; MULTISCALE DAMAGES; STATISTICAL DATAS; TENSILE TESTS; ULTIMATE FAILURE; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FIBERS; MECHANICS; POLYMER BLENDS; RADIOGRAPHY; TENSILE TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; X RAYS;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79953069238     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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