Microstructure of an yttria-doped hot-pressed silicon nitride

Ceramics International

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 571-578

  Costa Oliveira, F A ^a   Tambuyser, P ^a   Baxter, D J ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENSIFICATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION; X RAY ANALYSIS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

YTTRIA;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 0033691442     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-8842(99)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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