Microstructure tailoring for high thermal conductivity of β-Si3N4 ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 197-199

  Yokota, Hiroshi ^a   Ibukiyama, Masahiro ^a  

^a DENKA COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; POWDERS; SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

MICROSTRUCTURE TAILORING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0037234319     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03305.x     Document Type: Article

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