Transparent polycrystalline alumina obtained by SPS: Green bodies processing effect

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2909-2915

  Lallemant, Lucile ^a,b   Fantozzi, Gilbert ^a,b   Garnier, Vincent ^a,b   Bonnefont, Guillaume ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Al 2O 3; Optical properties; Porosity; Shaping; Spark plasma sintering

Indexed keywords

COLD ISOSTATIC PRESSING; GREEN BODY; HIGH PURITY; IN-LINE; LARGE AGGLOMERATE; MACROSCOPIC HETEROGENEITY; OPTICAL BEHAVIOUR; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINA; PROCESSING EFFECTS; SHAPING; SLIP CASTING; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

ALUMINA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; POWDERS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84861693123     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.02.041     Document Type: Article

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