Inhibition of grain growth in liquid-phase sintered SiC ceramics by AlN additive and spark plasma sintering

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2117-2122

  Hotta, Mikinori ^a   Hojo, Junichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grain growth; Grain size; Nitrides; SiC; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ALN; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GRAIN SIZE; LIQUID PHASE; MAXIMUM VALUES; NANO-SIZED; NANO-STRUCTURED; RELATIVE DENSITY; SIC; SIC CERAMICS; SIC POWDER; SINTERED SIC; SINTERING ADDITIVES;

ADDITIVES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NITRIDES; SILICON CARBIDE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 77952955356     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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