Wear and life characteristics of microwave-sintered copper-graphite composite

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2389-2397

  Rajkumar, K ^a   Aravindan, S ^a   Kulkarni, M S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Copper matrix; Microwave sintering; Reliability; Timesto failure; Wear

Indexed keywords

COPPER MATRIX; COPPER-GRAPHITE COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL SLIDING CONTACT; EXPECTED LIFE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIFE-TESTS; MECHANICAL PRESSURE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROWAVE SINTERING; MULTIPLE STRESS; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PIN ON DISC TRIBOMETER; SELF-LUBRICATING; TIME TO FAILURE; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; WEAR PERFORMANCE; WEAR-TESTING;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SINTERING; STRESSES; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

COPPER;

EID: 84869862371     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-012-0161-z     Document Type: Article

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