Mechanical properties improvement related to the isothermal holding time in Si3N4 ceramics sintered with an alternative additive

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 245-250

  Santos, C ^a   Strecker, K ^a   Baldacim, S A ^b   Silva, O M M ^b   Da Silva, C R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE AERONÁUTICA E ESPAÇO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

transformation; Densification; Fracture toughness; Isothermal holding time; Microstructure; Si3N4 processing

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING;

ISOTHERMAL HOLDING TIMES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0242456913     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-4368(03)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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