Lossy AlN-SiC composites fabricated by spark plasma sintering

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2759-2764

  Zhang, Xiang Yu ^a   Tan, Shou Hong ^a   Zhang, Jing Xian ^a   Jiang, Dong Liang ^a   Hu, Bo ^b   Gao, Chen ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM NITRIDE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HOT PRESSING; PERMITTIVITY; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

HOT PRESSED MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; YTTRIA;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 6044266251     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2004.0361     Document Type: Article

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