Strengthening of alumina by formation of a mullite/glass layer on the surface

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1877-1880

  Kim, Hyoun Ee ^a,c   Moorhead, A J ^b,c   Kim, Sang Hak ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BENDING STRENGTH; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITION; CRACKS; GLASS; HYDROGEN; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MULLITE GLASS LAYER; STRENGTHENING EFFECT; TENSILE SURFACE;

CERAMIC COATINGS;

EID: 0031193072     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb03064.x     Document Type: Article

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