A Brillouin scattering investigation has been performed in a Y2O3 sing
le crystal, from room temperature up to 470 K. Elastic constant C-11 a
nd linear combination [(C-11 + C-12)/2 + C44] were measured and the C-
12 and C44 constants roughly estimated. The results are discussed in c
omparison with those obtained with alpha Al2O3.