简介:AnO'-Sialon-Al2O3compositerefractorywaspreparedbyinsitureactionofSi3N4-ZrSiO4-Al2O3mixturewithfusedaluminaaggregates.Densification,insitureactionprocedureandmicrostructureofthematerialwereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction,opticalandscanningelectronicmicroscopesandEDAX.
简介:Inthepresentpaper,novelsidewallmaterialsforaluminumreductioncellwerepreparedinairusingmagnesiaandmagnetiteasstartingmaterials.ThesinteringbehaviorsofthespecimenswereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM).AndcorrosiontestsinaNa_3AlF_6-AlF_3-K_3AlF_6bathwereconductedtoevaluatetheelectrolytecorrosionresistance.TheresultsshowthattheFe_3O_4phaseistransformedintoFe_2O_3athightemperatures,whichinturnreactswiththeMgOaddedtoformMgFe_2O_4spinel.AndwithincreasingtheMgOcontentfrom0to30mass%,densificationofthespecimensdecreasesmainlyduetolargervolumeexpansionresultingfromformationofmoreMgFe_2O_4.ThecorrosiontestsshowthatcorrosionlayersareproducedinalltheMgOaddedspecimens.However,forspecimenscontainingMgFe_2O_4phaseonly,Mg(Al,Fe)_2O_4compositespinellayersarealsogenerated,whichremarkablyimprovethecorrosionresistanceofthespecimens.
简介:MoltensaltsynthesisofMgAl2O4powderfromindustrialaluminaandlightcalcinedMgOinKCl,LiCl,andKCl-LiClmedia,andtheinfluenceofKFat500-1000℃wereinvestigated.SynthesizedpowderswerecharacterizedbymeansofXRD,laserparticleanalyzer,andSEM,andthesynthesismechanismofMgAl2O4wasdiscussedaswell.Theresultsshowthat(1)themoltensaltcomposite(KCl-LiCl)ismorefavorableforthesynthesisofMgAl2O4thansinglemoltensalt(LiClorKCl),andLiClismorefavorablethanKCl;(2)KFcanacceleratetheformationofMgAl2O4anddecreaseitsformingtemperature;(3)synthesisofMgAl2O4powderinthemoltensaltswithoutKFiscontrolledby'template-growth'mechanism,butinthemoltensaltswithKF,itiscontrolledby'template-growth'and'dissolution-precipitation'mechanism.
简介:Theroleofnano-SiO2andultra-fineboroncarbideonthepropertiesofalumina-graphitematerialswasinvestigated.Thestudyshowedthattheultra-fineboroncarbideaddedmodifiedthemicrostructureofresidualcarbonandpromotedthechemicalbondbetweenresidualcarbonfromphenolicresinandflakegraphite.Thecarbonwhitecouldstrengthentheresidualcarbonfromphenolicresin.ThesetwoadditivesimprovedthemechanicalpropertiesofAGrefractoriesatbothroomtemperatureandhightemperature,andthermalshockresistancewasimprovednoticeably.Whenthetwoadditivesweredopedtogether,carbonwhitecouldretardtheevaporationofB2O3.Thermalshockresistancewasguaranteedwithasmalleramountofultrafineboroncarbide.
简介:UpontheinvitationbytheRefractoriesAssociationofGreatBritain,DMGMidiaLtd,UnitecCeramicsLtd,LAEISBucherGmbHandNaberthermCeramicsLtd,theAssociationofChinaRefractoriesIndustry(ACRI)dispatchedadelegationconsistedoftenpersonstopayanofficialvisitattheaboveorganizationsandcompaniesduringOctober9thto25th,2001.Thefollowingarethehighlights.
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简介:ThisworkstudiedthecharacteristicsofSiO2distributionandstructureofsilicatephasesinMgO-ZrO2compositessynthesizedbyrawmaterialsoflightfiredmagnesitendzircon,Theresultsindicatethat30wt%-40wt%SiO2contentinthesystemisexistedintheformofcrystallineofforsterite(M2S),theremainderingofSiOcontent(60wt%0-70wt%)isexistedintheglassphase,Thechemicalcompositionofglassphaseiswellagreedwiththechemicalcompositionofmonticellite(CMS).
简介:ThemagnesiabasedcurablespecimenswithdifferentSi3N4contentswerecastedusingsinteredmagnesite(w(MgO)=95%)asstartingmaterial,SiO2micro-powderasbinder,0.3%,4%and5%β-Si3N4powderreplacingtheequaladditionofmagnesiapowderrespectively.Theslagresistancetestwascarriedoutat1550℃for3husingBaosteeltundishslagandstaticcruciblemethod.Theresultindicatesthat:introducingSi3N4couldobviouslyimprovetheslagresistanceofMgObasedcastable,whichincreasedwithincreasingSi3N4.DenseSiO2sinteredlayerformedonthesurfaceofmagnesiabasedcastablebecauseoftheoxidationofSi3N4addition,whichcanpreventthefurtherslagpenetration.Inthedeepinnerofcastable,thepartial-pressureofoxygenwasverylow,soSi3N4canexiststably.Meanwhileinreducingatmosphere,Si3N4washardtobesintered,whichresultedinthelooseinteriorstructureofMgObasedcastable.
简介:Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.
简介:ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100~1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.
简介:β-sialon/alumina/silicamixturesweresinteredinflowingnitrogenat1500℃and1600℃respectively.ThesinteringpropertiesandmorphologyofsampleswereinvestigatedbySEM,EDSandXRD.Resultsshowthatsinteredpropertiesofthesamplesareinfluencedbysoakingtemperaturesandcompositions.Bulkdensitiesofsamplesareincreasedwiththeincreaseofthesoakingtemperature,whereastheapparentporositiesaredecreased.Masslossofthesinteredsamplesat1500℃islowerthanthatat1600℃,butallthemasslossremainsapproximatelyconstantwiththeincreaseofsialoncontent.Fromthepointofthermodynamicanalysis,ComplexchemicalreactionstakeplaceinsamplesduringsinteringprocessandthevolatileofSiO(g)isresponsibleforthemasslossofsamples.Comparedtocrosssectionmicrostructureofβ-sialon/Al2O3/SiO2mixturessinteredincokepowderbedconsistingofthedensecenterwithwell-developedcolumnofsialonphase,thetransitionalpartwithneedlelikegrainnitrogen-containingphaseandtheloosepartwithshortgranularAl2O3phase,thoseofmixturessinteredinflowingnitrogenisofwell-developedsialonindensecenterandslightlyloosepartwithsialondebris.