Fabrication, optical transmittance, and hardness of IR-transparent ceramics made from nanophase yttria

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4711-4717

  Eilers, Hergen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain size; Hardness; Nanocomposites; Optical properties; Sintering; Y2O3

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPACITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

NANOPHASE YTTRIA POWDER;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPACITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

EID: 34748863556     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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