Microstructure and hardness scaling in laser-processed B4C-TiB2 eutectic ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1227-1232

  White, Ryan M ^a   Kunkle, Jamie M ^a   Polotai, Anton V ^a,b   Dickey, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MRA Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Boride; Carbide; Composites; Eutectic; Hardness

Indexed keywords

ARGON ATMOSPHERES; COMPOSITES; DIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED; EUTECTIC CERAMICS; EUTECTIC COMPOSITES; HALL-PETCH BEHAVIOR; INDENTERS; INTERLAMELLAR SPACING; LASER IRRADIATIONS; LASER SCANS; ORDERED MICROSTRUCTURES; ORIENTED LAMELLAR MICROSTRUCTURE; PSEUDO-BINARIES; SOLIDIFICATION VELOCITY; SQUARE-ROOT DEPENDENCE; SURFACE LAYERS; TITANIUM DIBORIDE;

ARGON LASERS; BORIDES; BORON; BORON CARBIDE; EUTECTICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; TITANIUM; VICKERS HARDNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 79953314016     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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