Microstructure and mechanical properties of silicon nitride ceramics prepared by pressureless sintering with MgO-Al2O3 -SiO2 as sintering additive

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3353-3359

  Liu, Xue Jian ^a   Huang, Zhi Yong ^a   Ge, Qi Ming ^a   Sun, Xing Wei ^a   Huang, Li Ping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Pressureless sintering; Si3N4

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ASPECT RATIO; BALL MILLING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MAGNESIA; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING;

HIGH-ENERGY BALL MILLING; MIXING EFFICIENY; SILICON NITRIDE CERAMICS; SINTERING ADDITIVES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 23144441526     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2004.08.025     Document Type: Article

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