Effects of Re2O3 (Re = La, Nd, Y and Yb) addition in hot-pressed ZrB2-SiC ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3063-3068

  Guo, Wei Ming ^a   Vleugels, Jef ^b   Zhang, Guo Jun ^a   Wang, Pei Ling ^a   Van der Biest, Omer ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Rare earth oxides; ZrB2 SiC

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARY PHASE; RARE EARTH OXIDE; RARE-EARTH OXIDES; SIC CERAMICS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; ZRB2-SIC;

FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LANTHANUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM; SILICON CARBIDE; YTTERBIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 67650688413     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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