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Electrical conductivity of composites: a percolation approach

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A percolation model has been developed for describing electrical conductivity in particle and short-fibre metal-ceramic composites. Results apply quantitatively to three-dimensional microstructures with fully controlled characteristics (particle shape, orientation and distribution).

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium

    S. De Bondt, L. Froyen & A. Deruyttere

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De Bondt, S., Froyen, L. & Deruyttere, A. Electrical conductivity of composites: a percolation approach. J Mater Sci 27, 1983–1988 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01107228

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