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The role of silicon in wetting and pressureless infiltration of SiCp preforms by aluminum alloys
Silicon plays an important role in the production of Al/SiC metal matrix composites. As an alloying element in aluminum, silicon retards the kinetics of the chemical reactions that result in the formation of t...
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Optimum parameters for wetting silicon carbide by aluminum alloys
The effect of magnesium and silicon additions to aluminum, free silicon on the SiC substrate, nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, and process temperature on the wetting characteristics of SiC by aluminum alloys ar...
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Densification of Ceramics by Gas Overpressure Sintering
The use of various gas pressure sintering (GPS) techniques for densifying ceramics are reviewed for both oxides and non-oxides. Variations of the process are discussed with respect to process parameters select...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Temperature Effects in Particle Bombardment Mass Spectrometry of Methanol
The spectra produced by methanol when bombarded with a mixed beam of argon ions and atoms with a nominal energy of 8 keV have been obtained at temperatures between −94°C and −173°C. The freezing point of methanol...
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Chapter
High-Temperature Static Fatigue in Ceramics
During the past decade, the growing utilization of high-performance ceramic materials in energy conversion and conservation applications, optical communications systems, and metal working applications has gene...
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Chapter
Factors Influencing the Quality of Fully Dense Silicon Nitride
Dense silicon nitride, which can be produced by hot pressing or sintering, is adaptable to compositional and/or microstructural alterations which can improve the reliability and performance of the material. Th...
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The influence of boron content on the fine microstructure of pyrolytic graphite
A study of the fine microstructure of boronated pyrolytic graphite was made utilising optical and X-ray diffraction techniques. The influence of boron content on the laminar structure, the lattice parameter, t...