… In this study, SiAlON ceramics enriched at the surface by α-SiAlON in order to improve
surface hardness without loosing bulk toughness were attempted to be developed. Of the three …

… Consequently, the research objectives of this study were to produce FG-SiAlON ceramics
by the tape casting approach and subsequently to understand the effect of processing …

… Shen and Nygren reported on the production of functionally graded SiAlON ceramics using
… group has produced laminar-type functionally graded SiAlON ceramics with a transition zone …

… in SiAlON [[19], [20], [21], [22]]. The concept of producing functionally graded SiAlON ceramics
… The desired properties can be obtained with appropriately designed SiAlON composition …

… green compacts in α-SiAlON powder. The compositions, microstructures and properties
of the graded SiAlON ceramic change gradually from the hard α-SiAlON with spherical …

… Based on the idea of functionally graded material (FGM) and … the Sialon/Si 3 N 4 graded
micro-nano-composite ceramic tool … The preparation process of the graded ceramic tool material …

… Functionally graded cutting ceramics with symmetrical structure have been developed to
perform high speed intermittent machining of hard-to-cut materials, with higher tool lives than …

… of β-SiAlON into α-SiAlON powder, which results in the formation of a dense α-SiAlON layer
… present here the fabrication of continuous in situ functionally graded Si 3 N 4 material from a …

… And the influence of thermo-physical properties on the thermal shock resistance of the
functionally graded ceramics was also analyzed by means of the numerical calculations of …

… In conclusion, it is the authors contention that the strengths of the functionally graded 0':P'
SiAlONs are not appreciably degraded due to the presence of the O' layer on the surface. This …