Preparation and properties of 4.25Cu-0.75Ni/NiFe_2O_4 cermet

1INTRODUCTION NiFe2O4cermets,whichareexpectedtobe usedastheinertanodesforaluminumelectrolysis, havelowcorrosionandoxidation,goodelectricalconductivityandhighthermalshockresistance[15]. Nickelferritespinelformsacorrosion resistant networkthatcontainstheelectricallyconductivecopper basedmetallicphase.Especially,Gregget al[6]foundacermetofNiFe2O4 18%NiO 17%Cu (massfraction),whichshowedfavorablecorrosion andconductivitypropertiesasinertanodesinsmalllaboratorycells.However,itwasalsoshowedth…

Preparation and properties of 4. 25Cu-0.75Ni/NiFe2O4 cermet

4.25Cu-0.75Ni/NiFe2 O4 cermets were prepared by doping NiFe2 O4 ceramic matrix with the mixed powders of Cu and Ni or Cu-Ni alloy powder as the electrical conducting metallic elements. The effects of technological parameters, such as the adding modes of metallic elements, the ball milling time, the sintering time and the sintering temperature, on the relative density and resistivity of the cermets were studied. The results show that the resistivity of 4.25Cu-0.75Ni/NiFe2 O4 cermets decreases with increasing temperature, and has a turning point at 590 ℃, which is similar to that of NiFe2 O4 ceramic. The sintering temperature and adding modes of metallic elements have a great influence on the properties of 4. 25Cu-0. 75Ni/NiFe2O4 cermets. When the sintering temperature increases from 1 200 ℃ to 1 300 ℃, the relative density increases from 89.86% to 95.33 %0, and the resistivity at 960 ℃ decreases and Ni, the cermets of finely and uniformly dispersed metallic phase, high density and electric conductivity are obples sintered at 1 200 ℃ for 2 h, which are both better than those of the cermets prepared under the same technique conditions but with the metallic elements added as 85Cu-15Ni alloy powders.