Effect of solid solution formation on densification of hot-pressed ZrC ceramics with MC (M=V, Nb, and Ta) additions

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1795-1802

  Wang, Xin Gang ^a   Liu, Ji Xuan ^a,b   Kan, Yan Mei ^a   Zhang, Guo Jun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbides; Hot pressing; Sintering; Solid solution; Structural applications

Indexed keywords

BONDING ENERGIES; DENSIFICATION PROCESS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; SEM OBSERVATION; SOLID SOLUBILITIES; SOLID SOLUTION FORMATION; SOLUBILITY LIMITS; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS;

CARBIDES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENSIFICATION; HOT PRESSING; SINTERING; SOLID SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURAL CERAMICS; TANTALUM CARBIDE;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84862807494     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.10.045     Document Type: Article

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