Fabrication of Si3N4-SiC nano-composite ceramics through temperature-induced gelation and liquid phase sintering

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-341

  Xu, Xin ^a   Mei, Sen ^a   Ferreira, J M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gelation; Nanocomposites; Shaping; Si3N4; Sintering; Suspensions

Indexed keywords

AMINES; COPOLYMERS; GELATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYESTERS; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING;

LIQUID PHASE SINTERING; NANOCOMPOSITE CERAMICS; TEMPERATURE INDUCED GELATION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

GELATION; NANOCOMPOSITE; SINTERING;

EID: 27744462061     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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