Fabrication of high-strength transparent MgAl205 spinel polycrystals by optimizing spark-plasma-sintering conditions

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2863-2872

  Morita, Koji ^a   Kim, Byung Nam ^a   Hiraga, Keijiro ^a   Yoshida, Hidehiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUR-POINT; HIGH-STRENGTH; IN-LINE; LOW POROSITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; TRANSPARENT SPINELS;

BENDING STRENGTH; ELECTRIC SPARKS; HEATING; HEATING RATE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMAS;

SINTERING;

EID: 70350176047     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0335     Document Type: Article

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