Reactive sintering of YAG-based materials using micrometer-sized powders

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1065-1071

  Esposito, Laura ^a   Costa, Anna Luisa ^a   Medri, Valentina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microstructure final; Optical properties; Polycrystalline YAG; Shaping; Sintering

Indexed keywords

CASTING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POWDERS; PRESSING (FORMING); SINTERING; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

COLD ISOSTATIC PRESSING; SLIP CASTING; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CASTING; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POWDERS; PRESSING (FORMING); SINTERING; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 38149094858     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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