It was found that materials modified by
addition of 2.5 and 5.0 wt% of SiC nanopowder (equivalent to 3.7 and 7.3 wt% of SiO2) have an improved thermal shock resistance compared to
unmodified corundum ceramics and ceramics modified with amorphous micro-sized SiO2.
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