Inhomogeneous grain growth and elongation of Dy-α sialon ceramics at temperatures above 1800°C

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 939-944

  Zhang, C ^a   Komeya, K ^a   Tatami, J ^a   Meguro, T ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grain size; Mechanical properties; Sialon; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ALUMINA; DYSPROSIUM COMPOUNDS; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING; TOUGHNESS;

ALUMINUM NITRIDE; DYSPROSIUM OXIDES; ELONGATION; GAS PRESSURE; SIALON CERAMICS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0033749462     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(99)00208-3     Document Type: Article

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