SiAlON materials exhibit good mechanical properties and high chemical stability, and are
attractive for both structural and functional applications. SiAlON ceramic powders can be …

The effect of seeding on the microstructure and mechanical properties of single‐phase Y‐α‐
SiAlON ceramics with elongated grains has been studied. Seeds of the intended α‐SiAlON …

Single‐phase small crystals of Li‐, Mg‐, Ca‐, Y‐, Nd‐, and Yb‐α‐SiAlONs have been
obtained by liquid‐phase sintering for various compositions and processing conditions …

Rod-like single-phase crystals of Y-α-SiAlON were synthesized by combustion of Si, Al, α-
Si3N4, SiO2 and Y2O3 powders. SEM observation of crystals, separated by chemical …

Single‐phase (Ca, Dy)‐α‐Sialon with elongated crystals and high aspect ratios was
prepared at 1700° C by carbothermal reduction and nitridation (CRN) with Y‐α‐Sialon seed …

In this paper,(Ca+ Yb)-and (Ca+ Sr)-stabilized α-SiAlON powders were fabricated by
combustion synthesis. The influence of Ca2+ incorporation on the phase composition and …

In this paper, single-phase Yb α-SiAlON powder with rod-like crystals was fabricated by
combustion synthesis. The microstructural development of the rod-like α-SiAlON crystals …

The effects of sintering cycles and doping elements on the microstructures of Ln‐α‐sialon
were studied. The results showed that microstructures with an elongated α‐sialon …

A series of α-sialon (α′) compositions containing mixed stabilising cations were prepared,
by introducing additional CaO to a basic Sm α-sialon compositions. The thermal stability of …

Yttrium-stabilized α-SiAlON powders with rod-like crystals were fabricated by combustion
synthesis. Effects of starting compositions including relative content of diluents on final …