Fabrication of alumina ceramic reinforced with boron nitride nanotubes with improved mechanical properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3636-3640

  Wang, Wei Li ^a   Bi, Jian Qiang ^a   Sun, Kang Ning ^a   Du, Ming ^a   Long, Na Na ^a   Bai, Yu Jun ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL GROWTH; ALUMINA CERAMIC; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; FLEXURE STRENGTH; HIGH TEMPERATURE;

BORON; CHEMICAL BONDS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 80155195918     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04821.x     Document Type: Article

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