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Texture Development and Microstructure Evolution in Liquid-Phase-Sintered Alpha-Al2O3 Ceramics Prepared by Templated Grain Growth

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Author(s)

J Blendell, C A. Handwerker

Abstract

Templated grain growth is a promising processing route for the development of highly textured polycrystalline ceramics. The development of texture in ceramic materials has been an acknowledged, but poorly characterized, process. Several mechanisms have been invoked to explain texture development, including nucleation of oriented phases, anisotropic grain rotation, and the coarsening of favorably oriented grains. However, there has been little quantitative characterization of texture development to prove or disprove these mechanisms. As interest in texture development has increased, characterization techniques have been developed that have simplified the measurement and analysis of texture development. In this study, the microstructural evolution of liquid-phase-sintered alumina produced via TGG is measured in parallel with the texture development.
Citation
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume
83
Issue
No. 12

Keywords

alumina, microstructure, rocking curves, stereology, templated grain growth, texture

Citation

Blendell, J. and Handwerker, C. (2000), Texture Development and Microstructure Evolution in Liquid-Phase-Sintered Alpha-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Ceramics Prepared by Templated Grain Growth, Journal of the American Ceramic Society (Accessed July 22, 2024)

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Created December 1, 2000, Updated February 19, 2017