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Microwave Thermal Etching of Stabilized Zirconia
Author(s) -
Plovnick Ross H.,
Kiggans James O.
Publication year - 1992
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.1151-2916.1992.tb04450.x
Subject(s) - cubic zirconia , etching (microfabrication) , materials science , microwave , thermal , microwave heating , composite material , ceramic , computer science , telecommunications , physics , layer (electronics) , meteorology
A method is discussed for etching stabilized zirconia using microwave heating. Microstructural features of microwave‐sintered stabilized zirconia are revealed by this technique. This approach requires less time at temperature than conventional thermal etching to achieve comparable results.