@inproceedings{c0e3a3d6c55c467cb7d48ec847676284,
title = "Translucent Y3Al5O12 : the influence of process parameters",
abstract = "The influence of process parameters on the properties of yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) ceramics was studied. YAG powders were prepared by a wet-chemical route and the compacts sintered in vacuum or hydrogen. Vibrating and sieving were identified as desagglomeration steps. In order to obtain a proper ceramic material, the powder should be calcined above a certain minimum temperature and, after compaction, sintered at a certain optimum temperature. The vacuum-sintered ceramics contained aluminium-rich inclusions. In contrast, in YAG sintered in hydrogen these inclusions could not be detected by X-ray diffraction. Furthermore, an improvement in mechanical properties as compared with those of the vacuum-sintered material was obtained. The results are discussed in terms of the microstructural characteristics.",
author = "F.J.C.M. Toolenaar and {de With}, G.",
year = "1986",
month = oct,
day = "1",
language = "English",
series = "British Ceramic Proceedings",
publisher = "The Institute of Ceramics",
pages = "241--246",
editor = "S.P. Howlett and D. Taylor",
booktitle = "Special ceramics 8 : meeting, London, 18-20 September 1985",
}