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Silicon nitride can be prepared by various reactions. Silicon nitride powders produced by three different methods are compared, and production-specific powder characteristics are explained. The production method chosen by Messrs. Hermann C. Starck is commented on in terms of its powder quality-determining steps, with particular regard to the formation of sinter-active, fine particle size, high-purity α-silicon nitride.
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Schwier, G. (1983). On the Preparation of Fine Silicon Nitride Powders. In: Riley, F.L. (eds) Progress in Nitrogen Ceramics. NATO ASI Series, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6851-6_13
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