Molybdenum-Reinforced Aluminum Oxide Single Crystals.

Abstract

Molybdenum wire-reinforced aluminum oxide single crystals have been fabricated by the heat exchanger method of seeded unidirectional solidification. No interfacial reaction products were observed and cathodoluminescent evaluation indicated a good diffusion bond. The major problem seems to be thermal expansion mismatch crack networks around the wire. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070784

Entities

People

  • Dennis J. Viechnicki
  • Frederick Schmid
  • James W. McCauley

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Ceramic Matrix Composites
  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Crystal Growth
  • Engineering
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Information Processing
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Refractory Metals
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials