The MAX phases: Unique new carbide and nitride materials - Ternary ceramics turn out to be surprisingly soft and machinable, yet also heat-tolerant, strong and lightweight
Mw. Barsoum et T. El-raghy, The MAX phases: Unique new carbide and nitride materials - Ternary ceramics turn out to be surprisingly soft and machinable, yet also heat-tolerant, strong and lightweight, AM SCIENT, 89(4), 2001, pp. 334-343