Abstract
This chapter describe various grain boundaries phenomena related to materials properties including:
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Grain-boundary segregation;
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Functions of grain-boundary in mass transfer during sintering;
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Continuity and coherence of grain boundary;
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Grain boundary under tensile or compressive stress;
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Grain boundary serves as “source” and “sink” for vacancies;
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Grain boundary migration and abnormal grain growth in sintering;
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Grain boundary acts as captive centers & space charge accumulation spots.
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(2009). Grain Boundary Phenomena of Functional Ceramics. In: Microstructure, Property and Processing of Functional Ceramics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01694-3_2
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