Effects of heating rate on microstructure and transparency of spark-plasma-sintered alumina

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-327

  Kim, Byung Nam ^a   Hiraga, Keijiro ^a   Morita, Koji ^a   Yoshida, Hidehiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Grain growth; Optical properties; Porosity; Sintering

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC SPARKS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEATING; HEATING RATE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORE TREATMENT; PLASMAS; POROSITY; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TRANSPARENCY;

AL2O3; BOUNDARY DIFFUSIONS; COMMERCIAL ALUMINAS; DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; FINE MICROSTRUCTURES; GRAIN SIZES; IN-LINE; LOW POROSITIES; RESIDUAL POROSITIES; SLOW HEATING; SPARK PLASMAS; SPS PROCESSING;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 54449098908     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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