Microwave sintering of refractory metals/alloys: W, Mo, Re, W-Cu, W-Ni-Cu and W-Ni-Fe alloys

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-44

  Mondal, Avijit ^a   Agrawal, Dinesh ^b   Upadhyaya, Anish ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microstrutures; Microwave sintering; Refractory metals alloys

Indexed keywords

GRAIN GROWTH; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLURGY; METALS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; NICKEL; REFRACTORY ALLOYS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; REFRACTORY METALS; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; CONVENTIONAL SINTERING; HIGH MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL COARSENING; MICROSTRUTURES; MICROWAVE SINTERING; REFRACTORY METALS/ALLOYS;

SINTERING;

EID: 84859366166     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2010.11689768     Document Type: Review

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