Characterization of nanoreinforcement dispersion in inorganic nanocomposites: A review

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4148-4181

  Saheb, Nouari ^a   Qadir, Najam Ul ^a   Siddiqui, Muhammad Usama ^a   Arif, Abul Fazl Muhammad ^a   Akhtar, Syed Sohail ^a   Al Aqeeli, Nasser ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Matrix; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanoreinforcement; Qualitative characterization; Quantitative characterization

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CHARACTERIZATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METALLURGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT;

CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; METALS AND ALLOYS; MONOLITHIC CERAMICS; NANOREINFORCEMENT; QUALITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84902593729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7064148     Document Type: Review

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