Porous Si3N4/SiC Ceramics Prepared via Nitridation of Si Powder with SiC Addition |
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| Authors: | Hai‐Long Hu Dong‐Xu Yao Yong‐Feng Xia Kai‐Hui Zuo Yu‐Ping Zeng |
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| Affiliation: | 1. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, , Shanghai, 200050 People's Republic of China;2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, , Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | Porous Si3N4/SiC ceramics with high porosity were prepared via nitridation of Si powder, using SiC as the second phase and Y2O3 as sintering additive. With increasing SiC addition, porous Si3N4/SiC ceramics showed high porosity, low flexural strength, and decreased grain size. However, the sample with 20wt% SiC addition showed highest flexural strength and lowest porosity. Porous Si3N4/SiC ceramics with a porosity of 36–45% and a flexural strength of 107‐46MPa were obtained. The linear shrinkage of all porous Si3N4/SiC ceramics is below 0.42%. This study reveals that the nitridation route is a promising way to prepare porous Si3N4/SiC ceramics with favorable flexural strength, high porosity, and low linear shrinkage. |
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