Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Nano-SiC-Al2O3 Composites Densified by Spark Plasma Sintering

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 609-613

  Gao, L ^a   Wang, H Z ^a   Hong, J S ^a   Miyamoto, H ^b   Miyamoto, K ^b   Nishikawa, Y ^b   Torre, S D D L ^b  

^a Shanghai Insititute of Ceramics   (China)

^b OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Nanocomposites; SiC; Sintering.; Spark plasma sintering

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BENDING STRENGTH; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSIFICATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE;

NANOCOMPOSITES; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TRANSGRANULAR FRACTURE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032628289     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(98)00232-5     Document Type: Article

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