Two-step sintering of fine alumina-zirconia ceramics

Ceramics International

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1467-1472

  Wang, Chih Jen ^a   Huang, Chi Yuen ^a   Wu, Yu Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Grain growth; A. Sintering; B. Inclusions; D. Alumina

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; SURFACE DIFFUSION; ZIRCONIA;

A. GRAIN GROWTH; A. SINTERING; ALUMINA ZIRCONIAS; B. INCLUSIONS; CERAMIC DENSITIES; D. ALUMINA; DENSIFICATION RATES; HEATING-RATE; HIGH DENSITIES; ISOTHERMAL SINTERING; PINNING EFFECTS; SUB MICRONS; TEMPERATURE RANGES; TWO-STEP SINTERING; TWO-STEP SINTERING PROCESS; ZIRCONIA CERAMICS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 61449134158     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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