Degradation of silicon nitrides in high pressure, moisture rich environments

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 4, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Ferber, M K ^a   Lin, H T ^a   Parthasarathy, V ^b   Brentnall, W ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Solar Turbines   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS TURBINES; NITRIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON NITRIDE;

AIR ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSED TO; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; HIGH PRESSURE; SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC; TOTAL PRESSURE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84928535343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/99-GT-265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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