Effect of heating rate on phase and microstructural evolution during pressureless sintering of a nanostructured transition alumina

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 420-430

  Palmero, Paola ^a   Lombardi, Mariangela ^a   Montanaro, Laura ^a   Azar, Mirella ^b   Chevalier, Jerome ^b   Garnier, Vincent ^b   Fantozzi, Gilbert ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; HEATING RATE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; NANOCRYSTALS; SINTERING;

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DE AGGLOMERATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE REARRANGEMENT; POWDER COMPACTIONS; PRESSURE-LESS SINTERING; TRANSITION ALUMINA; UNI-AXIAL PRESSING;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

EID: 65549165800     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2008.02281.x     Document Type: Article

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