Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride Materials Fabricated from SHS Powders

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1033-1036

  De Pablos, Angel ^a   Bermudo, Joaquin ^a   Osendi, Maria Isabel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; HOT PRESSING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NITRIDING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDER METALS; SINTERING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

LASER SCATTERING METHOD; SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; SILICON NITRIDE POWDER;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 0035354037     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb00786.x     Document Type: Article

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