Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al2O3 matrix nanocomposites produced by solid state precipitation

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1359-1372

  Mukhopadhyay, Amartya ^a   Todd, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AGING; CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HOMOGENEOUS SOLIDS; MATRIX; MATRIX GRAINS; MICRO-SIZED PARTICLES; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO-SIZED; PRESSURELESS SINTERING; PROCESSING ROUTE; REDUCING ATMOSPHERE; SECOND PHASE PARTICLES; SOLID STATE PRECIPITATION; SURFACE LAYERS; TRIPLE POINTS;

ALUMINUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IRON COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SINTERING; SOLIDIFICATION;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

EID: 75749146952     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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