Magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4) spinel (MAS) is a synthetic material with cubic crystal
structure and excellent chemical, thermal, dielectric, mechanical and optical properties …

The need for materials for demanding optical applications has engendered a resurgent
interest in transparent ceramics. Transparent polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel is …

Transparent polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel (PMAS), owing to its high optical
transparency with acceptable mechanical properties and chemical stabilities, exhibits great …

A review of the densification mechanisms and the microstructural development for
transparent spinel made by free sintering and by hot pressing is given. The paper is divided …

Although the effects of chemical additives on the geotechnical properties of soils have been
investigated in recent years, the strength properties and micro-structural characteristics of …

A stoichiometric MgAl2O4 spinel powder was synthesized by a microwave-assisted
combustion synthesis (MWCS) route. For the purpose of comparison, another stoichiometric …

A stoichiometric dense MgAl2O4 spinel has been prepared according to a conventional
double stage firing process using AlCl3 as a sintering aid. A stoichiometric mixture of …

Transparent ceramics have been in the spotlight as advanced optical ceramic materials for
the last two decades, both as optically transparent materials with excellent mechanical …

Mixtures of elementary oxides, MgO–Al2O3, were used to fabricate transparent
polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel specimens by means of the spark plasma …

The paper presents a study concerning the influence of the precursors upon the synthesis
temperature, particle size and morphology of the MgAl2O4 spinel. With this view there have …