Computational design for grain-oriented microstructure of functional ceramics prepared by templated grain growth

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1557-1562

  Itahara, Hiroshi ^a   Tani, Toshihiko ^a   Nomura, Hiroshi ^b   Matsubara, Hideaki ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN GROWTH; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS; GRAIN-ORIENTED CERAMICS; GRAIN-ORIENTED MICROSTRUCTURE;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 33646568793     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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