High aspect ratio β-Si3N4 grain growth

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 789-794

  Perera, D S ^a   Mitchell, D R G ^a   Leung, S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Grain growth; Microstructure final; Si3N4

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN GROWTH; HEATING; MICROANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LIQUID PHASE; PRESSURELESS SINTERING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0033901211     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(99)00201-0     Document Type: Article

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