Mechanical characteristics of flux-grown calcium titanate and nickel titanate crystals

V Gupta, KK Bamzai, PN Kotru, BM Wanklyn - Materials chemistry and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Results of hardness and fracture studies conducted on different planes of flux-grown CaTiO3
and NiTiO3 single crystals in the applied load range of 0.098–0.98 N, using a Vickers …

Modulus and hardness evaluation of polycrystalline superconductors by dynamic microindentation technique

O Uzun, U Kölemen, S Çelebi, N Güçlü - Journal of the European Ceramic …, 2005 - Elsevier
In this study, depth-sensing Vickers indentation tests were conducted on polycrystalline
superconductors under different peak load (0.49, 0.73, 0.98, and 1.22 N). The load (P) …

Microhardness, fracture mechanism and dielectric behaviour of flux-grown GdFeO3 single crystals

B Lal, KK Bamzai, PN Kotru, BM Wanklyn - Materials chemistry and physics, 2004 - Elsevier
Results of indentation-induced hardness testing studies on flux-grown GdFeO3 crystals,
leading to an understanding of their mechanical behaviour, are presented. The Vickers …

Vicker's Microhardness Studies of L‐arginine Hydrobromide Monohydrate Crystals (LAHBr)

S Mukerji, T Kar - Crystal Research and Technology: Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Vicker's microhardness study of (100),(010) and (001) faces of a non‐linear optical crystal, L‐
arginine hydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) have been reported.(100) plane is found to be …

Effects of Sm2O3 addition on sintering behavior of pre-synthesized magnesia-rich magnesium aluminate spinel

Z Quan, Z Wang, X Wang, H Liu, Y Ma - Journal of Rare Earths, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of Sm 2 O 3 as an additive on the densification of a pre-synthesized magnesia-
rich spinel were investigated. The sintering behavior of the material was characterized by …

Microhardness of flux grown pure doped and mixed rare earth aluminates and orthochromites

PN Kotru, AK Razdan, BM Wanklyn - Journal of materials science, 1989 - Springer
The results of microhardness measurements on flux-grown crystals of (i) single (pure) rare
earth aluminates RAlO 3 (R= Eu, Gd, Dy, Er) and rare earth orthochromites RCrO 3 (R= Y …

Inhibition of hotspot formation by alumina addition in flash sintering of (La0. 2Nd0. 2Sm0. 2Eu0. 2Gd0. 2) 2Zr2O7 high-entropy ceramic

Y Sun, HR Mao, P Shen - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Sintering inhomogeneities caused by hotspots are one of the factors hindering the
development of flash sintering technology. Herein, to overcome this problem for a high …

Microindentation studies on samarium-modified lead titanate ceramics

R Tickoo, RP Tandon, KK Bamzai, PN Kotru - Materials chemistry and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Samarium-modified lead titanate ceramics (Pb1− xSmxTi1− 2yWyFeyO3 with x= 0.02, 0.05,
0.10, 0.20 and y= 0.02) were prepared by a high-temperature solid state reaction method …

Influence of samarium oxide addition on magnesium aluminate spinel: A case of reaction sintering

B Baruah, R Sarkar - Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2024 - Springer
In the present study, the role of samarium oxide (Sm2O3) as an additive on the property
development of stoichiometric (molar ratio MgO: Al2O3= 1: 1) magnesium aluminate spinel …

Load and directional effects on microhardness and estimation of toughness and brittleness for flux-grown LaBO3 crystals

A Jain, AK Razdan, PN Kotru, BM Wanklyn - Journal of materials science, 1994 - Springer
Results of microhardness measurements on (100) and (110) planes of flux-grown LaBO 3
crystals, in the applied load range of 10–100g, are presented. The microhardness was found …