High performance spinel ceramics for IR windows and domes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8016, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sepulveda, Juan L ^a   Loutfy, Raouf O ^a   Chang, Sekyung ^a   Ibrahim, Sharly ^a  

^a MER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

edge bonding; freeze forging; hemispherical domes; hot pressing; IR domes; IR windows; spinel

Indexed keywords

EDGE BONDING; FREEZE FORGING; HEMISPHERICAL DOMES; IR WINDOWS; SPINEL;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; HOT PRESSING; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DOMES;

EID: 79959854004     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.883474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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