ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
A sinter-forging technique was successfully applied to fabricate a silicon nitride with a lutetia (Lu2O3) additive. The sinter-forged specimen had a strongly anisotropic microstructure where rodlike silicon nitride grains preferentially aligned perpendicular to the forging direction. The specimen exhibited superior strength of ∼700 MPa at 1500°C. This strength was highest when compared with previous silicon nitrides at temperatures 〉1400°C. Such superior high-temperature strength was attributed to grain alignment as well as to the refractory grain-boundary glassy phase and the existence of glass-free grain boundaries.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03489.x
