Fracture behaviour of alumina-calcium hexaluminate composites obtained by colloidal processing

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 20, Issue 14-15, 2000, Pages 2575-2583

  Sanchez Herencia A J ^a   Moreno, R ^a   Baudin C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COLLOIDS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM HEXALUMINATE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0034510704     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(00)00123-0     Document Type: Article

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