Effect of Nd2O3 Doping on the Densification and Abnormal Grain Growth Behavior of High-Purity Alumina

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 378-383

  Wang, Chong Min ^a,c   Chan, Helen M ^b,c   Harmer, Martin P ^b,c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINA; DENSIFICATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPERSATURATION;

GRAIN-BOUNDARY SEGREGATION; HEATING RATE DILATOMETRY;

NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 1842737096     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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