Original Article
  • Improving Thermal Conductivity of Neutron Absorbing B4C/Al Composites by Introducing cBN Reinforcement

  • Minwoo Kang*,**, Donghyun Lee*, Tae Gyu Lee*, Junghwan Kim*, Sang-Bok Lee*, Hansang Kwon**, Seungchan Cho*†

  • * Composites Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, Republic of Korea
    ** Major of Materials System Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea

  • cBN 입자상 강화재 첨가에 따른 중성자 흡수용 B4C/Al 복합재의 열전도도 변화 연구

  • 강민우*,**· 이동현*· 이태규*· 김정환*· 이상복*· 권한상**· 조승찬*†

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Correspondence to

  • Seungchan Cho

  • Composites Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: sccho@kims.re.kr