Thermo-mechanical properties of mullite/zirconia reinforced alumina ceramic composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-36

  Wahsh, M M S ^a   Khattab, R M ^a   Awaad, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. Composites; C. Sintering; E. Mechanical

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CERAMIC; CERAMIC COMPOSITES; DENSIFICATION PARAMETERS; E. MECHANICAL; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS VALUES; REACTION BONDING; SINTERED CERAMICS; SINTERING AID; TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VICKERS;

ALUMINA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULLITE; ORE PELLETS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SINTERING; THERMAL SHOCK; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIA;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84861045936     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.04.040     Document Type: Article

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