Al 2O 3 ceramics with well-oriented and hexagonally ordered pores: The formation of microstructures and the control of properties

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3151-3159

  Xue, Weijiang ^a   Huang, Yong ^a   Xie, Zhipeng ^a   Liu, Wei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Al 2O 3; Porosity; Sintering; Strength; Well defined pores

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PARAMETER; FORMATION PROCESS; GEL FORMATION; POROUS ALUMINA; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STRENGTH; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; WELL-DEFINED PORES;

CERAMIC FOAMS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY;

SINTERING;

EID: 84862499270     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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