A study of the microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC coatings on spherical particles

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1775-1786

  Zhang, Huixing ^a   López Honorato, Eddie ^a   Javed, Athar ^a   Zhao, Xiaofeng ^a   Tan, Jun ^a   Xiao, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FBCVD SiC coating; Hardness; Indentation; Sub micrometres polycrystalline; TEM; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CVD SIC; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR; FUEL PARTICLES; GRAIN MORPHOLOGIES; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH HARDNESS; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; MICRO- AND NANO-INDENTATION; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM); SIC COATINGS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84862806672     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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