Effects of isothermal annealing on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC ceramics hot-pressed with Y2O3 and Al2O3 additions

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1321-1327

  Cheong, Dong Ik ^a   Kim, Joosun ^b   Kang, Suk Joong L ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Grain boundaries; Mechanical properties; Microstructure final; SiC

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BENDING STRENGTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HOT PRESSING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON CARBIDE;

ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANNEALING; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON CARBIDE; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

EID: 0036680731     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(01)00454-X     Document Type: Article

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