Variation of the microstructure and fracture strength of cold isostatically pressed alumina ceramics with the alteration of dewaxing procedures

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 843-849

  Shinohara, Nobuhiro ^a   Okumiya, Masataro ^a   Hotta, Tadashi ^b   Nakahira, Kenji ^b   Naito, Makio ^b   Uematsu, Keizo ^c  

^a ASAHI GLASS CO LTD   (Japan)

^b JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Failure analysis; Mechanical properties; Microstructure final; Microstructure prefiring; Pressing

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CONSOLIDATION; DEWAXING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRESSING (FORMING);

PORE STRUCTURE; POWDER PACKING;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

EID: 0033742878     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(99)00237-X     Document Type: Article

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