Computer simulation model for coupled grain growth and ostwald ripening - Application to Al2O3-ZrO2 two-phase systems

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1163-1168

  Chen, Long Qing ^a   Fan, Danan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; ZIRCONIA;

GINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATION; MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS; OSTWALD RIPENING;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 0030148241     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08568.x     Document Type: Article

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