Fifty years of research and development coming to fruition; Unraveling the complex interactions during processing of transparent magnesium aluminate (MgAl 2 O 4) spinel

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3341-3365

  Rubat Du Merac, Marc ^a   Kleebe, Hans Joachim ^a   Müller, Mathis M ^a   Reimanis, Ivar E ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINISHED PRODUCTS; MAGNESIUM ALUMINATE; MAGNESIUM ALUMINATE SPINEL; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE SPINEL; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPARENT CERAMIC;

MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SINTERING;

MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84887659987     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12637     Document Type: Article

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