Microstructure and mechanical performance of silicon nitride ceramics with seeds addition

Wuji Cailiao Xuebao/Journal of Inorganic Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 807-812

  Zhang, Ying Wei ^a,b   Yu, Jian Bo ^a   Xia, Yong Feng ^b   Zuo, Kai Hui ^b   Yao, Dong Xu ^b   Zeng, Yu Ping ^b   Ren, Zhong Ming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Si 3N 4 seeds; Grain morphology; Mechanical property; Viscosity of liquid phase

Indexed keywords

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE MECHANICAL PROPERTY; GAS-PRESSURE SINTERING; GRAIN MORPHOLOGIES; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SILICON NITRIDE CERAMICS; SINTERING ADDITIVES; THEORETICAL DENSITY; WEIGHT RATIOS;

BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE;

SINTERING;

EID: 84867180507     PISSN: 1000324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2012.11555     Document Type: Article

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