Nanoindentation characterization of submicro- And nano-sized liquid-phase-sintered siC ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2101-2107

  Guicciardi, Stefano ^a   Sciti, Diletta ^a   Melandri, Cesare ^a   Bellosi, Alida ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ETCHING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; HOT PRESSING; INDENTATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTERING; STRAIN RATE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VACUUM;

HALL-PETCH RELATION; INTERGRANULAR PHASE; NANOINDENTATION; PENETRATION DEPTHS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 10844262702     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2004.tb06366.x     Document Type: Article

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