Pressureless sintered Al2O3-SiC nanocomposites

Ceramics International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1609-1615

  Gustafsson, S ^a   Falk, L K L ^a   Liden E ^b   Carlstrom E ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH CERAMIC INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B. Electron microscopy; B. Nanocomposites; D. Al2O3; D. SiC; Pressureless sintering

Indexed keywords

B. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; B. NANOCOMPOSITES; D. AL2O3; D. SIC; PRESSURELESS; PRESSURELESS SINTERING;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 48349086788     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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