Sialon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010840",
  "term": "Sialon",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A ceramic based on the silicon-aluminium-oxygen-nitrogen system, formed as a solid solution in which aluminium replaces some of the silicon and oxygen replaces an equal amount of nitrogen in the silicon nitride structure. Beta-sialon is used for cutting tool inserts and for parts that contact molten non-ferrous metals.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1999, 71, 1765. 'Terminology for compounds in the Si-Al-O-N system' on page 1767 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971091765)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/sialon/"
}