Quantitative description of the microstructure–porosity of sialons and iron silicide inclusions

Sialon ceramics are a modern type of engineering ceramics with excellent mechanical, thermal and corrosion resistant properties. This paper describes the structure characterisation of porous sialon ceramics. It is possible to significantly improve the strength and crack resistance of sialon ceramics as a result of a reduction of the volume fraction of porosity.     

高岭土在碳热还原氮化过程中的相变

系统研究了苏州高岭土碳热还原氮化合成SiAlON过程在不同温度下的相变。对试样的XRD、SEM以及EDXA分析结果表明 ,1 30 0℃之前 ,试样中没有氮化物生成 ,物相为莫来石、石英和方石英 ;1 30 0℃时 ,高岭土开始发生氮化反应 ,生成过渡型SiAlON和β SiAlON。此时 ,石英和方石英相基本消失 ;1 4 0 0℃时 ,过渡型SiAlON、β SiAlON和X SiAlON三相共存 ,β SiAlON有所增多并有少量刚玉相生成 ;从 1 4 50℃到 1 550℃ ,Z值为 3的β SiAlON成为惟一的氮化产物 ,与少量SiC和刚玉相并存。莫来石在 1 50 0℃时完全消失     

β-Sialon-Al2 O3-SiC系复相材料的研制和性能

研究了在 15 0 0℃的流动氮气中 ,用Al粉、Si粉、Al2 O3粉、刚玉和SiC的颗粒及细粉直接制备 β Sialon -Al2 O3-SiC系复相材料的氮化烧结技术。XRD和SEM分析表明 ,结合相 β Sialon的显微形貌随刚玉量的增加由纤维状向棱柱状转变 ,发育良好。复相材料的高温抗折强度高于常温抗折强度。抗热震试验结果显示 :添加适量的刚玉对β Sialon -SiC复相材料和添加适量的SiC对β Sialon -刚玉 复相材料都具有良好的增韧效果 ,这是β Sialon的纤维增强及柱状晶体原位自补强增韧和复合弥散相增韧综合作用的结果。抗碱和抗高炉渣试验均显示了该复相材料优良的抗碱和抗铁渣侵蚀能力。     

The Synthesis of β-Sialon Bonded Corundum Bricks from Al-Si Alloy

The paper presents a new method to synthesize β-Sialon bonded corundum brick(β-SBCB) from Al-Si alloy directly and easily under 1430℃,the volume expansion of reaction between Al powder and Nitrogen can help to establish the fast diffusion channel in Al-Si alloy;the suitable crystal seed of Si3N4 is helpful to the fast synthesis of β-Sialon.     

Al2O3和Sialon陶瓷中LiTaO3第二相的断裂行为

将LiTaO3压电陶瓷颗粒分别添加到Al2O3和Sialon结构陶瓷基体中，通过对复相陶瓷试样断口形貌和裂纹扩展路径的观察，研究了Al2O3和Sialon结构陶瓷基体中LiTaO3第二相的断裂行为。研究结果表明：Al2O3和Sialon陶瓷基体的断裂均为沿晶断裂，LiTaO3压电陶瓷颗粒的断裂为穿晶断裂，在LiTaO3第二相的断口上，观察到了许多断裂台阶，这些断裂台阶是由于试样断裂时，裂纹扩展过程中遇到LiTaO3晶粒内的90°电畴发生裂纹偏转和分支引起的。     

直接合成工艺下添加剂Si3N4/AlN对Sialon/刚玉复合材料组织和性能的影响

以棕刚玉、Al、Si、Al2O3为原料、采用一步工艺合成了Sialon/刚玉复合材料.研究了一步合成工艺条件下添加剂对复合材料组织、性能以及复合材料中N含量的影响.结果表明,当氮化温度超过1330℃,氮化时间超过8h后,添加Si3N4/AlN的材料中N含量基本上达到饱和值,添加Si3N4/AlN可以降低Sialon相的合成温度;1230～1280℃是一个重要的前期氮化温度,添加Si3N4/AlN的材料在该温度可完成整个氮化反应的94.24%,早期对Al、Si的充分氮化有利于Sialon相的生成和晶形完整发育.     

Si_3N_4的结构状态对放电等离子烧结制备Sialon陶瓷的影响

以纳米非晶-Si3N4、微米α-Si3N4、微米AlN、纳米Al2O3和纳米Y2O3为初始原料,采用放电等离子烧结工艺制备了Sialon陶瓷。通过调整配方中Si3N4对应原料的种类,研究了不同结构的Si3N4对合成Sialon陶瓷的影响。通过XRD和SEM对试样的物相和显微结构进行了表征,同时测试了试样的体积密度、抗弯强度、断裂韧性和维氏硬度。实验结果表明,配方中的Si3N4全部采用α-Si3N4,经SPS烧结后可获得α/β-Sialon陶瓷,当用纳米非晶-Si3N4逐步替换α-Si3N4时,所合成的Sialon陶瓷中的α-Sialon晶相的相对含量减少;当全部采用纳米非晶-Si3N4时,则试样中仅含有β-Sialon相。     

Tribological behavior of sialon ceramics sliding against steel lubricated by fluorine-containing oils

The friction and wear behavior of sialon ceramics sliding against steel and lubricated by perfluoropolyethers (PFPE), tetrakis (3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-bis(4-fluoro-phenoxy)-cyclotriphosphazene (X-1P) and ionic liquid (1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, coded as L108) were investigated. It was found that the three fluorine-containing lubricants reduced friction coefficient and wear volume effectively. The effectiveness of the three lubricants in reducing wear volume could be ranked as L108>X-1P>PFPE. The antiwear films mainly consisting of organic oxyfluoride or carbonfluoride species and silicon fluoride are all observed for the three lubricants, while the degradation of PFPE during friction might account for the higher wear volume therewith. The lowest friction coefficient 0.065 was recorded for L108 under load of 0.5–400 N. This is dependent on the physically adsorbed ionic liquid on the rubbing surface and the formation of BN under the harsh conditions.     

Dry sliding wear behavior of β-Sialon ceramics at wide range temperature from 25 to 800 °C

The β-Sialons are potential candidates for high temperature application because of their excellent comprehensive performances. However, there is little research about dry sliding wear behavior of β-Sialons at wide range temperature. This study aims at revealing the mechanisms of how temperature, microstructure and mechanical properties affect the tribological properties of such composites. Four kinds of β-Sialons are prepared and their wear properties are characterized from 25 to 800 °C. Results show that β-Sialons have a preferable tribological property at 25 °C, which is ascribed to its excellent mechanical properties. Whereas, with temperature increasing, the wear rate increases two orders of magnitudes compared to 25 °C, owing to the reduced hardness and increased thermal stress of the sample. At 800 °C, the wear rate of composites decreases with z values increasing, which is attributed to the tribo-chemical reaction and generate more Al₂O₃ in β-Sialons with higher z values during sliding process.     

Cutting performance and wear mechanism of Sialon ceramic tools in high speed face milling GH4099

This work aims to reveal the cutting performance and wear mechanisms of Sialon ceramic tools for the high-speed face-milling of GH4099, with the goal of improving this process as well as designing more advanced ceramic cutting tools in the future. At the outset of this study, several single-factor experiments were designed with speed as a variable to gather various data on such tools. Failure patterns and tool life curves were first obtained through cutting tests. Afterwards, the tools were split at their place of wear (middle of notch and 1/2 depth of cut) to prepare for further analysis. Wear morphology and element composition distribution in the depth direction of the corresponding interface were then analyzed using a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) to explore potential diffusion and/or chemical wear. Finally, studies were conducted into the tools’ chemical wear under specific cutting conditions, finishing with a theoretical verification based on the thermodynamic principle of chemical reactions. This research discovered that notch wear was the main failure pattern for the high-speed face-milling of GH4099 under the suitable cutting conditions. Overall, the optimal cutting speed was 1000 m/min, with a tool life of about 3 min. Compared with cemented carbide tools, the machining efficiency for Sialon ceramic tools increased by over a factor of 16. The wear mechanisms for such tools demonstrated a mixture effect of abrasive, adhesive, diffusive and chemical wear. Diffusive wear mainly occurred in their flank faces, but did not constitute the main mechanism of notch wear; chemical wear proved to be a key reason for notch wear at higher temperatures. Based on the aforementioned research, this paper concludes with a proposed comprehensive model for notch wear.