| The structure of a ceramic material manufactured by laser sintering was studied by scanning electron microcopy (SEM) and X-ray microtomography. It was shown that the calcination mechanism in this material is the formation of "bridges" between agglomerates of ceramic powder with a typical size of ~ 14 µm. These agglomerates were composed of nanolayers as a result of the powder pretreatment technique used. Calcination was found to be of good quality. |
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