Microstructural stability of duplex α - β-sialon ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1099-1112

  Falk, Lena K L ^a   Shen, Zhi Jian ^b   Ekström, Thommy ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0000386187     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(96)00218-x     Document Type: Article

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