Generic principles of crack-healing ceramics

Journal of Advanced Ceramics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 249-267

  Greil, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

crack healing; MAX phases; microstructure modifications; oxidation healing; preceramic polymers

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM NITRIDE; CERAMICS INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHLORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FILLERS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION; POLYMERS; REPAIR; SINTERING; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

CRACK-HEALING; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; MAX PHASIS; MICROSTRUCTURE DEFECTS; MICROSTRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS; POLYMER-DERIVED CERAMICS; PRECERAMIC POLYMER;

CRACKS;

EID: 84973883564     PISSN: 22264108     EISSN: 22278508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40145-012-0020-2     Document Type: Review

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