Texture and structure evolution of tantalum powder samples during spark-plasma-sintering (SPS) and conventional hot-pressing

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-285

  Angerer, P ^a   Neubauer, E ^b   Yu, L G ^c   Khor, K A ^c  

^a ECHEM Kompetenzzentrum fur Angewandte Elektrochemie GmbH   (Austria)

^b ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Grain growth; Spark plasma sintering; Tantalum; Texture

Indexed keywords

GRAIN GROWTH; HOT PRESSING; PHASE COMPOSITION; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TANTALUM; TEXTURES; VICKERS HARDNESS;

ISOTROPIC TEXTURE; PULSED CURRENT; SINTERING TEMPERATURES;

POWDER METALS;

EID: 34147094876     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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