The production of advanced fine-grained alumina by carbon nanotube addition

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2853-2859

  Inam, Fawad ^a   Peijs, Ton ^b   Reece, Michael J ^b  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alumina; Carbon nanotubes; Grain growth; Grain size; Hardness; Nanocomposite; Sintering; SPS FAST

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; FINE-GRAINED CERAMICS; GRAIN SIZE; MONOLITHIC ALUMINA; POST-SINTERING; POWDER PARTICLES; SPS/FAST;

CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOCOMPOSITES; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; VICKERS HARDNESS;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

EID: 80052375028     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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