Effect of 1wt% LiF additive on the densification of nanocrystalline Y2O3 ceramics by spark plasma sintering

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1057-1066

  Marder, Rachel ^a   Chaim, Rachman ^a   Chevallier, Geoffroy ^b   Estournès, Claude ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b INSTITUT CARNOT CIRIMAT   (France)

Author keywords

A. Grain growth; A. Sintering; B. Grain size; D. Yttrium oxide

Indexed keywords

A. GRAIN GROWTH; A. SINTERING; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; B. GRAIN SIZE; CRYSTAL SIZE; D. YTTRIUM OXIDE; DENSE SPECIMENS; GLOBULAR PHASE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW SINTERING TEMPERATURE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; RAPID DENSIFICATION; SINTERING ADDITIVES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ADDITIVES; DENSIFICATION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 79952009249     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.12.032     Document Type: Article

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