Thermal analyses applied to ceramic nanopowders: From synthesis to sintering: A review on transition alumina powder-based materials

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 437-445

  Montanaro, Laura ^a   Palmero, Paola ^a   Lombardi, Mariangela ^a   Esnouf, Claude ^b   Chevalier, Jérôme ^b   Cardinal, Sandrine ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Multi phase nanocomposites; Sintering behaviour; Thermal analyses; Thermal dilatometry; Transition alumina

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS; CERAMIC PROCESSING; DILATOMETRIC ANALYSIS; DILATOMETRY; INORGANIC PRECURSOR; NANOMETRIC GRAIN SIZE; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TRANSITION ALUMINA;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DILATOMETERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POWDERS; SINTERING; THERMOANALYSIS;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

EID: 84875465277     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2767-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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