Effects of Y2O3 additives and powder purity on the densification and grain boundary composition of Al2O3/SiC nanocomposites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1613-1624

  Shapiro, I P ^a   Todd, R I ^a   Titchmarsh, J M ^a   Roberts, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Grain boundaries; Nanocomposites; SiC; Sintering

Indexed keywords

AL2O3; ALUMINA POWDERS; EDX MICROANALYSIS; EUTECTIC PHASE; FINAL DENSITIES; FRACTURE MODES; GRAIN-BOUNDARY COMPOSITIONS; HIGH PURITIES; SIC; SINTERING RATES; SUB MICRONS;

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NANOCOMPOSITES; POWDERS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; WEAR RESISTANCE; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 64449083457     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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