Effects of chemical inhomogeneities and single‐crystal seeds on normal and discontinuous
grain growth were investigated in both undoped and MgO‐doped Al2O3. The chemical …

Grain growth in a 50: 50 (vol%) dual‐phase mixture of Al2O3 and c‐ZrO2 (cubic zirconia) is
severely limited compared with that for either of the single phases. At 1650° C, the growth …

An extensive experimental study has been conducted to examine the influence of ultraflne
SiC particles on grain growth in A12O3. Grain growth has been studied as a function of …

The use of ultra‐high‐purity powder processing and multiple solid‐solution additive doping
has been evaluated as an effective approach for the fabrication of alumina ceramics. MgO …

Fe addition up to x= 0.1 in CuAl1− xFexO2 (0≤ x≤ 0.2) led to an increase in electrical
conductivity with an increase in Fe content because of increases in the grain size, density …

A new method for producing controlled‐geometry, controlled‐crystallography, cracklike
defects using photolithography has been developed. The method has been applied to …

The sintered CuAl1− xCaxO2 (0≤ x≤ 0.2) bodies contained the CuAl1− xCaxO2 solid
solution with a rhombohedral structure, R3¯ m, along with second phases such as CuO …

Microdesigned interfacial pore structures were used to study pore drag and pore‐boundary
separation in Al2O3. This approach allows the creation of pore arrays containing pores of …

The tensile creep behavior of both singly and multiply doped alumina samples has been
investigated in order to understand better the impact of dopant segregation to grain …

The primary goal of sintering research is the controlled manipulation of microstructure. Out of
the entire range of microstructures which are theoretically possible, each material system …