Euphoria and heartbreak: Two sides of the coin in the development of structural ceramics

British Ceramic Transactions

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 185-192

  Thompson, D P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; HARDNESS; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON NITRIDE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; ZIRCONIA;

CERAMIC INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING CERAMICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE CERAMICS; SIALONS;

STRUCTURAL CERAMICS;

EID: 0242468137     PISSN: 09679782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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