Influence of grain size on the grinding response of alumina

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1307-1313

  Xu, Hockin H K ^a,b   Wei, Lanhua ^a   Jahanmir, Said ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

MICROCRACKS; SUBSURFACE DAMAGE;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0030149873     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08589.x     Document Type: Article

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