Densification, microstructure, and behavior of hydroxyapatite ceramics sintered by using spark plasma sintering

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 0310121-0310127

  Li, Shufeng ^a   Izui, Hiroshi ^a   Okano, Michiharu ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydroxyapatite (HA); Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Sintering pressure; Sintering temperature; Spark plasma sintering (SPS)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDROXYAPATITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; HYDROXYAPATITE CERAMICS; PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURES; RELATIVE DENSITY; SINTERING PRESSURE; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 48849092709     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2931153     Document Type: Article

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