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Development and characterization of graphene-reinforced Inconel 825 composite alloy for high temperature applications

Materials Science-Poland
Volume 43 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
By: Sivakumar Ponmalai and  Dhavamani Chinnathambi  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
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Language: English
Page range: 63 - 77
Submitted on: Dec 5, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
spark plasma sintering,
micro-hardness,
tensile embrittlement,
surface morphology,
Inconel 825,
graphene,
tungsten carbide,
SEM EDAX
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other,
Nanomaterials,
Functional and smart materials,
Materials characterization and properties

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