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  • Influence of Reinforcement Size and Volume Fraction on the Thermal Properties and Neutron Absorption of B4C-Al Metal Matrix Composites

  • Donghyun Lee*# , Minwoo Kang*# , Eun-Seo Cho*, **, Junghwan Kim*, Sang-Bok Lee*, Sang-Kwan Lee*, Seungchan Cho*†

  • * Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, Korea
    ** School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

  • B4C-Al 금속복합소재의 열물성 및 중성자 흡수 특성에 대한 강화재 크기와 체적률의 영향

  • 이동현*# · 강민우*# · 조은서*, ** · 김정환* · 이상복* · 이상관* · 조승찬*†

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Correspondence to

  • Seungchan Cho

  • Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, Korea

  • E-mail: sccho@kims.re.kr