Effect of seeding on the microstructure and mechanical properties of α-SiAlON: III, comparison of modifying cations

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1168-1175

  Zenotchkine, M ^a   Shuba, R ^a   Chen, I Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POSITIVE IONS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TOUGHENING;

SEED CRYSTALS;

SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0041305847     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03443.x     Document Type: Article

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