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Flame-sprayed alumina builds tougher composites.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
Advanced Materials & Processes, November, 2004
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A method for preparing aluminate glasses and glass-ceramic composites that opens up new possibilities for generating mechanically strong structural composites and high-hardness coatings has been developed by researchers at the University College London, U.K. The process is designed to toughen brittle materials against fracture.
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The flame-spray technique is based on micrometer-size beads of aluminate glass that are formed by feeding oxide powder into a high-temperature hydrogen-oxygen flame and then quenching it. The resulting glassy beads are then sintered into bulk glasses. ...
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