Grain boundary crystallization during furnace cooling of α-SiC sintered with Y2O3-Al2O3-CaO

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1267-1272

  Lee, Je Hun ^a   Kim, Doh Yeon ^a   Kim, Young Wook ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Grain boundary; Liquid phase sintering; SiC

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SINTERED CARBIDES; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

FURNACE COOLING; INTERGRANULAR FILMS; LIQUID PHASE SINTERING; TRIPLE-JUNCTION PHASES;

SILICON CARBIDE;

COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERED CARBIDES; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

EID: 31744440440     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.01.050     Document Type: Article

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