Evolution of average microstructural properties in the final stage sintering of alumina

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-256

  Nettleship, Ian ^a   Patterson, Burton R ^b   Slaughter, William S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSIFICATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTERING;

MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0037301038     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb00008.x     Document Type: Article

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