Microstructure and fracture toughness of Si 3N 4+graphene platelet composites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3389-3397

  Dusza, Ján ^a   Morgiel, Jerzy ^b   Duszová, Annamária ^a   Kvetková, Lenka ^a   Nosko, Martin ^c   Kun, Péter ^d   Balázsi, Csaba ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS AND MACHINE MECHANICS   (Slovakia)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Graphene; Nanocomposites; Platelets; Si 3N 4; Toughness and toughening

Indexed keywords

CRACK BRANCHING; CRACK BRIDGING; CRACK DEFLECTIONS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS VALUES; GRAPHENE PLATELETS; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; TOUGHNESS AND TOUGHENING;

CRACKS; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAPHENE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE;

PLATELETS;

EID: 84862506996     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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