Optical and mechanical properties of α/β composite sialons

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 520-522

  Jones, Mark I ^a   Hyuga, Hideki ^b   Hirao, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Fine Ceramics Research Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TRANSPARENCY;

SIALONS; SINGLE-PHASE MATERIALS;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 0037350624     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03333.x     Document Type: Article

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