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Ripening of inter- and intragranular ZrO/sub 2/ particles in ZrO/sub 2/-toughened Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/

Journal Article · · Ceramic Advances; (United States)
OSTI ID:5079185
Ripening of intergranular and intergranular ZrO/sub 2/ particles in ZrO/sub 2/-toughened Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ (ZTA) was studied at 1600/sup 0/C. The increase in average ZrO/sub 2/ particle size and average Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ grain size, as well as the change in ZrO/sub 2/ particle-size distributions, are given and analyzed in terms of classical Ostwald ripening theory, on the one hand, and coalescence due to particle drag, on the other.
Research Organization:
Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-77ER04217
OSTI ID:
5079185
Journal Information:
Ceramic Advances; (United States), Journal Name: Ceramic Advances; (United States) Vol. 11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English