Si3N4 and Al2O3 based ceramic nanocomposites

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 91-119

  Dusza, Ján ^a   Šajgalík, Pavol ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alumina; Creep; Fracture; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Nanocomposites; Processing; Silicon nitride

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CREEP; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROCESSING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SILICON NITRIDE; TOUGHNESS;

CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; WEIBULL MODULUS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 17144398480     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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