The effect of rare earth dopants on grain boundary cohesion in alumina

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1913-1918

  West, G D ^a   Perkins, J M ^b   Lewis, M H ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Fracture; Grain boundaries; Rare earth dopants

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); THERMAL EXPANSION;

COHESION; INTERGRANULAR FAILURE; RARE EARTH DOPANTS;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINA; FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 33751560673     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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