Microstructure, strength and fracture characteristics of a free-standing plasma-sprayed alumina

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1351-1359

  Damani, R J ^a   Lutz, E H ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR STRUKTUR UND FUNKTIONSKERAMIK   (Austria)

^b LWK Plasmakeramik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKS; PLASMA SPRAYING; POROSITY; TOUGHNESS;

CERAMIC PARTS; GRAIN ALIGNMENT;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINA; CERAMICS; FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031229434     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(96)00242-7     Document Type: Article

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