Ultrafine ceramic powder injection moulding: The role of dispersants

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-152

  Song, J H ^a   Evans, J R G ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INJECTION MOLDING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS; STRESSES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VOLUME FRACTION; ZIRCONIUM;

DISPERSANTS; NEWTONIAN PLATEAU;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0029771299     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550737     Document Type: Article

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