Characteristics of yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia powder used in optical fiber connector ferrule

Ceramics International

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-303

  Yang, Chih Liang ^a   Hsiang, Hsing I ^a   Chen, Chih Cheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Sintering; Low temperature degradation; Phase transformation; Yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DEGRADATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POWDERS; SINTERING; STABILIZERS (AGENTS); THERMAL EFFECTS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

LOW TEMPERATURE DEGRADATION (LTD); THERMAL ACTIVATION; YTTRIA-STABILIZED TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA POLYCRYSTALS;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 10444224644     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2004.05.020     Document Type: Article

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