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Crack Healing and Strengthening of Thermally Shocked Alumina
Author(s) -
GUPTA T. K.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1976.tb10949.x
Subject(s) - microstructure , materials science , annealing (glass) , grain growth , composite material , strengthening mechanisms of materials , metallurgy
Crack healing and strengthening of thermally shocked alumina are related to pore evolution in the microstructure during annealing. Grain growth is not necessary for either an increase or a decrease in strength following heat treatment.