Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 3, 1123(2025)

Comparative Study on Properties of Pressureless Sintering α-SiC by Different Sintering Aids

LONG Shaojun1,2、*, LIU Zhe1, QIN Yuan1, SUN Chao1,3, ZHANG Haiming1, HE Yong1,3, and ZHENG Jiyun1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Nuclear Fuel Component and Materials Research, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
  • 3National Key Laboratory of Nuclear Reactor Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China
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    LONG Shaojun, LIU Zhe, QIN Yuan, SUN Chao, ZHANG Haiming, HE Yong, ZHENG Jiyun. Comparative Study on Properties of Pressureless Sintering α-SiC by Different Sintering Aids[J]. Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 44(3): 1123

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    Received: Sep. 18, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 24, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 24, 2025

    The Author Email: LONG Shaojun (saojunlong22@163.com)

    DOI:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2024.1114

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