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Thermal Wave Characterization of Glass-Bonded Alumina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Lorretta J. Inglehart
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Materials Science and Engineering, Baltimore, MD 21218
Richard A. Haber
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, Center for Ceramics Research, Piscataway, NJ 08854
John B. Wachtman Jr.
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, Center for Ceramics Research, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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Abstract

We present the results of a study of glass-bonded Al2O3 with controlled composition and particle size using photoacoustic thermal wave nondestructive evaluation. Experimental results are related to particle size, density, porosity, and thermal properties of the materials.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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