Suppression of grain growth in sub-micrometer alumina via two-step sintering method

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1371-1377

  Razavi Hesabi, Z ^a   Haghighatzadeh, M ^a   Mazaheri, Mehdi ^a   Galusek, Dusan ^b   Sadrnezhaad, S K ^a,c  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b TnU AD   (Slovakia)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Grain growth; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DENSIFICATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEATING; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

AL2O3; ALUMINA COMPACTS; ALUMINA POWDERS; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZES; CONVENTIONAL SINTERING; DENSE STRUCTURES; DENSIFICATION MECHANISMS; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; GRAIN SIZES; GREEN BODIES; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STEP DOWNS; SUB MICROMETERS; SUB MICRONS; THEORETICAL DENSITIES; TWO-STEP SINTERING;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 62749133312     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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