Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 3, 245(2025)

Recent Advances in 3D Printing and Densification of SiC Ceramics

Jie YIN1,2, Jiayi GENG1,2, Kanglong WANG1, Zhongming CHEN1, Xuejian LIU1,2, and Zhengren HUANG1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 22. School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • 33. Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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    Received: Jul. 19, 2024

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    Published Online: Apr. 24, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhengren HUANG (zhrhuang@mail.sic.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240344

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