Physical and mechanical properties of highly textured polycrystalline Nb4AlC3 ceramic

Highly textured polycrystalline Nb4AlC3 ceramic was fabricated by slip casting in a strong magnetic field followed by spark plasma sintering. Its Lotgering orientation factor was determined on the textured top and side surfaces as f(00l) ~1.0 and f(hk0)=0.36, respectively. This ceramic showed layere...

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Main Author: Chunfeng Hu, Yoshio Sakka, Toshiyuki Nishimura, Shuqi Guo, Salvatore Grasso and Hidehiko Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Online Access:http://iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/12/4/044603