journal article·2025-08

Effect of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes on Material Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Silicon Nitride-Based Advanced Ceramic Composites

Aqib Hussain Mir, Nazir Ahmad Sheikh

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