Silicon nitride and related materials

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 245-265

  Riley, Frank L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BONDING; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWDERS; SINTERING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HIGH GRADE CERAMIC MATERIAL;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 0033750188     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01182.x     Document Type: Article

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