Microstructure of a sialon composite prepared by hot pressing and reactive sintering of β-Si3N4 coated with amorphous Al2O3

Ceramics International

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 649-659

  Ghosh, G ^a   Vaynman, S ^a   Fine, M E ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COATING TECHNIQUES; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; HOT PRESSING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OXYGEN; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

REACTIVE SINTERING; SIALON COMPOSITE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033321981     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-8842(98)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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