Demystifying the role of sintering additives with "complexion"

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1485-1493

  Dillon, Shen J ^a   Harmer, Martin P ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Grain boundaries; Grain growth; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ALUMINA; ANISOTROPY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH;

COMPLEXION TRANSITIONS; DEMYSTIFYING;

SINTERING;

ADDITIVES; ALUMINA; ANISOTROPY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; SINTERING;

EID: 40649112588     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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