A review on the sintering and microstructure development of transparent spinel (MgAl 2O 4)

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1472-1480

  Reimanis, Ivar ^a   Kleebe, Hans Joachim ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION STOICHIOMETRY; CONCENTRATION OF; DENSIFICATION MECHANISMS; DENSIFICATION RATE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IMPURITIES IN; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; LIQUID PHASE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; REACTION PRODUCTS; SECONDARY PHASE; SINTERING ADDITIVES; SINTERING AID; TRANSPARENT SPINELS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOT PRESSING; LIQUIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; POSITIVE IONS; SINTERING; STOICHIOMETRY;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 67650096509     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03108.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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