Pressureless sintered self-reinforced Y-α-SiAlON ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 437-443

  Zhou, C R ^a   Yu, Z B ^a   Krstic, V D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Self reinforcement; SiAlON; Sintering

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSIFICATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; MORPHOLOGY; SINTERING; TOUGHENING;

EQUIAXED GRAINS; PRESSURELESS SINTERING; SELF-REINFORCED CERAMICS;

SILICON NITRIDE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSIFICATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; MORPHOLOGY; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING; TOUGHENING;

EID: 33750498923     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.04.185     Document Type: Article

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