Microstructural development of Y-α/(β)-sialons after post heat-treatment and its effect on mechanical properties

Ceramics International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-238

  Ye, Feng ^a,c   Hoffmann, Michael J ^b   Holzer, Stefan ^b   Iwasa, Mikio ^c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

B. Microstructure; C. Mechanical properties; D. Sialon; Post heat treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; HEAT TREATMENT; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE COMPOSITION; REACTION KINETICS; SINTERING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TOUGHNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

POST HEAT-TREATMENT; SIALON CERAMICS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0742306554     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-8842(03)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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