Fibrous Grain-Aligned Porous Silicon Nitrides

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Figure 8.21 Microstructures of porous silicon nitride with large fibrous grain alignment (porosity 14%). Reprinted with permission from Ref [50] 2000, Blackwell Publishing, Inc.

Figure 8.26 Fracture surfaces of porous silicon nitride with fine fibrous grain alignment fabricated through a sinter-forging technique. The porosity is 24%. Illustration courtesy of Naoki Kondo et al.

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