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In order to test the possibility of quantitative microstructural anlaysis in Si3N4 ceramics, β solid solution materials containing different amounts of an amorphous phase were examined by transmission electron microscopy. The results show the amount and distribution of the amorphous phase and the influence of this phase on the grain morphology. This shows that within certain limits, set by the transmission electron microscopy, such a characterization is possible.
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Greil, P., Weiss, J. Evaluation of the microstructure of ß-SiAlON solid solution materials containing different amounts of amorphous grain boundary phase. J Mater Sci 17, 1571–1578 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540780
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