Densification and preservation of ceramic nanocrystalline character by spark plasma sintering

Advances in Applied Ceramics

Volumn 111, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 280-285

  Chaim, R ^a   Marder, R ^a   Estournes C ^b   Shen, Z ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b INSTITUT CARNOT CIRIMAT   (France)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Densification; Grain growth; Nanoparticles6; Oxides; Particle sliding; Plastic yield; Spark plasma sintering

Indexed keywords

APPLIED PRESSURE; CERAMIC NANOPARTICLES; CERAMICS; ELECTRIC PULSE; FULL DENSIFICATION; GRAIN COALESCENCE; GREEN COMPACTS; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NANOPARTICLE SLIDING; NANOPARTICLES6; NORMAL GRAIN GROWTH; PARTICLE REARRANGEMENT; PLASTIC YIELD; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RAPID DENSIFICATION; RAPID-HEATING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COALESCENCE; GRAIN GROWTH; HOT PRESSING; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

DENSIFICATION;

EID: 84864188851     PISSN: 17436753     EISSN: 17436761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743676111Y.0000000074     Document Type: Article

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