Alumina/silicon carbide nanocomposites by hybrid polymer/powder processing: Microstructures and mechanical properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Sternitzke, Martin ^a,b,c   Derby, Brian ^a,b   Brook, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; HOT PRESSING; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION;

FOUR POINT BEND TEST; GRIFFITH FLAW; HYBRID POLYMER POWDER PROCESSING; INDENTATION TEST; PROCESSING FLAW;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0031674618     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02293.x     Document Type: Article

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