Enhanced bending strength and thermal conductivity in diamond/Al composites with B4C coating

Youhong Sun1,2,3, Chi Zhang1,2, Linkai He1,2

  • 1College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, People's Republic of China.

Scientific Reports
|July 25, 2018
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