Mechanical properties of 2.45 GHz microwave sintered Si3N4-Y2O3-MgO-ZrO2 system

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2037-2043

  Chockalingam, Sreekumar ^a   Earl, David A ^a  

^a ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2.45 GHz microwave sintering; Microstructure; Silicon nitride; Vickers hardness

Indexed keywords

2.45 GHZ MICROWAVE SINTERING; LOWER AVERAGES; MICROWAVE SINTERING; SEM; SINTERED SAMPLES; SINTERING TEMPERATURES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; SILICON NITRIDE; VICKERS HARDNESS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

SINTERING;

EID: 67349231949     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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