Kiyoshi Hirao

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171

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Active since

1987

Affiliations

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(Current)

Japan Fine Ceramics Center

American Ceramic Society

Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute

Industrial Research Institute

Kiyoshi Hirao is an author at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology specializing in materials engineering, materials science, and ceramics.

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Publications per year

1987–2025

171

Publications

171

Microstructural Design of Silicon Nitride with Improved Fracture Toughness: I, Effects of Grain Shape and Size

Paul Becher, Ellen Y. Sun, Kevin P. Plucknett et al. · Journal of the American Ceramic Society · 1998 · 462 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

A Tough Silicon Nitride Ceramic with High Thermal Conductivity

You Zhou, Hideki Hyuga, Dai Kusano et al. · Advanced Materials · 2011 · 333 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Processing Strategy for Producing Highly Anisotropic Silicon Nitride

Kiyoshi Hirao, Masayoshi Ohashi, Manuel E. Brito et al. · Journal of the American Ceramic Society · 1995 · 256 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16

Microstructure Control of Silicon Nitride by Seeding with Rodlike β‐Silicon Nitride Particles

Kiyoshi Hirao, Takaaki Nagaoka, Manuel E. Brito et al. · Journal of the American Ceramic Society · 1994 · 242 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Microstructural Design of Silicon Nitride with Improved Fracture Toughness: II, Effects of Yttria and Alumina Additives

Ellen Y. Sun, Paul Becher, Kevin P. Plucknett et al. · Journal of the American Ceramic Society · 1998 · 241 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

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