Tensile strength, oxidation resistance and wettability of carbon fibers coated with a TiC layer using a molten salt method

Materials and Design

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 156-164

  Dong, Z J ^a   Li, X K ^a   Yuan, G M ^a   Cui, Z W ^a   Cong, Y ^a   Westwood, A ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Tensile strength; TiC coating; Weight loss; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON FIBERS; COATINGS; FUSED SALTS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TITANIUM CARBIDE; WETTING;

COATING THICKNESS; MOLTEN SALT METHOD; MOLTEN SALT MIXTURES; OXIDATION ACTIVATION ENERGY; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); TITANIUM CARBIDES (TIC); TOTAL SURFACE FREE ENERGIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

EID: 84875793375     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.02.084     Document Type: Article

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