简介:ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100~1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.
简介:TheinfluencesoffourkindsofadditivesaddedintothematrixofMgO-Al2O3unbunedproductswereinvestigated,TheresultsshowthatsampleswithproperMgO/Al2O3rationandproperadditionofCr2O3(2%-4%)havegoodthermalshockresistanceandslagcorrosionresistanceaswell,XRDandSEMdeterminationresultsindicatethatakindofcompoundspinel(Mg,Al,Cr)O4wasformedandthemicrostuctureofthesamplesaredenser.
简介:TiN-Al2O3compositepowderswithdifferentTiNcontents(0,10vol%,20vol%,30vol%and40vol%)werepreparedwithmicrometerTiNandα-Al2O3powder(theirpuritieswere99%)asstartingmaterialsbywetballmillingfor5h.TiN-Al2O3compositewerethenpreparedbypressingtheabovecompositepowders,dryingat200℃for12handfiringat1800℃for3hinnitrogenatmosphereinhot-pressingfurnace.TheinfluencesofTiNcontentonmechanicalpropertiesandelectricalconductivityofTiN-Al2O3compositeswerestudied.TheresultsshowedthatthemechanicalpropertiesofthecompositeincreasedwithTiNcontentincreasing,whiletheresistivityofcompositesdecreased.Acompositewith40%TiNhad498MPabendingstrength,4.285MPa·m1/2fracturetoughness,1.34×10-3Ω·cmresistivity.TheSEManalysisshowedthatthefineTiNcrystalsdistributedamongthecrystalboundaryofAl2O3matrix.Theybondedtogetherforminganet-likestructurewhichplayedaroleofrestrainingAl2O3grainsfromgrowingup,tougheningandstrengthening,sothemechanicalpropertiesofTiN-Al2O3compositewereenhanced.
简介:DenseSi3N4BNcompositeceramicswerefabricatedbysparkplasmasinteringat1500,1600and1650℃under50MPafor5minusingSi3N4andBNpowdersasstartingmaterialsand2mass%Al2O3and6mass%Y2O3assinteringadditives.ThevolumefractionofBNinSi3N4BNcompositepowderswaschosenas10%,20%,and30%,respectively.TheresultsofXRDandSEMshowthatα-Si3N4completelyturnsintoβ-Si3N4whenthecompositeceramicsaresinteredat1650℃;theadditionofBNhindersthegrowthofSi3N4grains,refiningthestructure;VickershardnessandfracturetoughnessofthecompositeceramicsdecreasewiththeincreaseofBNcontent.