Stabilized tialite-mullite composites with low thermal expansion and high strength for catalytic converters

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3475-3482

  Oikonomou, P ^a   Dedeloudis, Ch ^a   Stournaras, C J ^a   Ftikos, Ch ^b  

^a Ceramics and Refractories Technological Development Company   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Al2TiO5; Chemical stability; Mechanical properties; Mullite; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DECOMPOSITION; IRON OXIDES; MULLITE; POROSITY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ALUMINUM TITANATE; FOUR POINT BENDING STRENGTH; TIALITE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DECOMPOSITION; IRON OXIDES; MULLITE; POROSITY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 34248568084     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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