The effect of rare-earth oxides on the crystallization of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 glasses

CaO–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ –La₂O₃–Nd₂O₃ glass was prepared and their physical properties, such as density, glass transition temperature and crystallization temperature, were measured. The heat treatment of these glasses precipitated Ca₂La₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ oxyapatite (CLS) crystal for 20CaO–10Al₂O₃–60SiO₂–10La₂O₃ (mol%) glass and Ca₂Nd₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ oxyapatite (CNS) crystal was precipitated with Nd₂O₃ substitution. Crystallization of these glasses was observed at the surface and internally within the samples. The spherical and stick-like crystals were observed throughout the bulk of the glasses and the surface crystal layer of oxyapatite crystals were strongly oriented along the c-axis. The apparent activation energies of crystal growth were estimated as 360 kJ mol^–1.     

SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O-(F,Cr2O3)玻璃陶瓷的析晶

为了研究形核剂氟化物、氧化铬及其复合作用对SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O系玻璃陶瓷形核和析晶的影响,采用高温熔融法制备了不同氟化物和氧化铬含量的基础玻璃,并对该基础玻璃进行了差热分析、显微分析和X射线衍射分析.结果表明:在所研究的玻璃体系中,氟化物或氧化铬的加入,都不同程度地削弱了玻璃体的结构,降低了玻璃的转变温度;当基础玻璃只含有氟化物时,玻璃在表面析出云母晶体,内部发生分相现象,而玻璃中仅含有氧化铬时,玻璃中发生整体析晶;没有氟化物的存在,不能析出云母晶体;当同时加入两种元素的物质后,对玻璃体析晶的影响不是简单的加合,复合的作用更为突出,进一步降低了玻璃的转变温度和析晶温度,整体均匀析出云母晶体.     

Al2O3-5 wt% Al composites by ICP sintering of synthesized precursor

Microstructure developments during the milling of Al₂O₃-5wt% Al composite powder in an attritor and subsequent sintering of the precursor by inductively coupled argon plasma are presented. After 4 h of milling the precursor contained tubular ceramic-metal and uniform ceramic regions. With an increase in the milling period the ceramic-metal regions broke into smaller and almost globular regions, and the smaller regions became dispersed in the ceramic regions. After 8 h of milling the composite powder had a stable microstructure and contained 0.25–0.35 m clusters. The sintered composite was > 99.7% dense and its microstructure consisted of ceramic-metal regions which were dispersed in the matrix of a ceramic region. The sizes of ceramic grains in ceramic-metal regions and the ceramic regions were 0.3–2.2 and 0.8–1.8 m, respectively. Many ceramic grains in ceramic-metal regions were separated by 30–100 nm wide metal layers. The microstructure of the ceramic-metal region showed many features of interpenetrating phase composites. The Knoop and Vickers microhardnesses of the composites at 5–10 N loads were 410–450. Under 10 N loads in Knoop and Vickers microhardness tests the crack length was 11±3 and 3 ± 0.5 m, respectively. The crack propogation mechanisms in the indented areas are discussed.     

中空纤维担载Al_2O_3-SiO_2复合膜的研制

采用溶胶-凝胶法在α-Al2O3中空纤维载体上制备了Al2O3-SiO2复合膜,并对复合膜的制备条件及稳定性进行了研究.利用SEM和EDS对复合膜的微观形貌及化学组成进行了分析.结果表明,所制备的担载复合膜表面完整、无缺陷.气体渗透实验进一步说明,复合膜具有一定的气体选择性,在0.1 MPa下对H2/N2的分离因子为3.03,表明气体通过膜的扩散以Knuen扩散传质为主.用等温氮气吸附实验测定了非担载膜的孔径大小和分布,其比表面积为294.85 m2/g,总孔容为0.28 mL/g,最可几孔径小于3 nm.     

中空纤维担载Al2O3-SiO2复合膜的研制

采用溶胶-凝胶法在α-Al2O3中空纤维载体上制备了Al2O3-SiO2复合膜,并对复合膜的制备条件及稳定性进行了研究.利用SEM和EDS对复合膜的微观形貌及化学组成进行了分析.结果表明,所制备的担载复合膜表面完整、无缺陷.气体渗透实验进一步说明,复合膜具有一定的气体选择性,在0.1 MPa下对H2/N2的分离因子为3.03,表明气体通过膜的扩散以Knuen扩散传质为主.用等温氮气吸附实验测定了非担载膜的孔径大小和分布,其比表面积为294.85 m2/g,总孔容为0.28 mL/g,最可几孔径小于3 nm.     

Slip-casting properties of Si3N4 with Y2O3 and Al2O3 as sintering additives

The effects of particle charging and powder–liquid suspension stability on the slip-casting properties of Si3N4 powder were examined. Y2O3 and Al2O3, used as sintering additives, were seen to affect the dispersion stability of the base material (Si3N4). The zeta potentials of the three powders and the rheological behaviour of the 55 wt% solids-loaded slips, involving known concentrations of a polymeric deflocculant (Dolapix PC33), showed that the multicomponent system can be dispersed stably within the pH range 9–11. Green compacts, obtained by casting these slips into plaster moulds, were found to give densities in the range 50–61% of the theoretical value. © 1998 Chapman & Hall     

The effect of additives on the properties and microstructures of Al2O3-C refractories

The effect of Al and Si additions on the properties and microstructure of Al₂O₃-C refractories has been studied. The results showed an increase in the strength and a decrease in porosity values with the increase in the Al content in the samples. The increase in firing temperature at a constant level of Al content had a deteriorating effect on the above mentioned properties. The oxidation resistance in the Al containing samples showed an improvement in the range of Al content studied in this work. Improvement in the oxidation resistance was also seen in the samples containing Si as additive. However, unlike the Al-case higher firing temperatures in the Si containing samples led to an increase in the strength and a decrease in the porosity values. The available thermodynamic data as well as x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used in the interpretation of the experimental data.     

V2O5含量对SiO2-MgO-Al2O3-K2O-V2O5-F系玻璃陶瓷析晶的影响

应用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)及电子探针(EPMA)等技术研究了V2O5含量对SiO2-MgO-Al2O3-K2O-V2O5-F玻璃陶瓷析晶的影响.结果表明,在所研究的玻璃体系中,V2O5的加入促进了莫来石晶体在较低温度下的析出,而且随着玻璃中V2O5含量的提高,莫来石和云母晶体的析晶温度区间逐渐向低温方向移动.EPMA结果显示在析出的晶体中没有钒元素的聚集,表明V2O5的加入没有参与晶体的直接形核,而是以网络外体的形式存在于玻璃体系中,削弱玻璃的结构,导致晶体析出温度降低.同时发现VO含量尽管对析出晶体的种类没有明显的影响,但是对晶体的形态、大小及数量的影响较为显著.     

Optical properties of the Al2O3/SiO2 and Al2O3/HfO2/SiO2 antireflective coatings

Investigations of bilayer and trilayer Al₂O₃/SiO₂ and Al₂O₃/HfO₂/SiO₂ antireflective coatings are presented in this paper. The oxide films were deposited on a heated quartz glass by e-gun evaporation in a vacuum of 5 × 10^?3 [Pa] in the presence of oxygen. Depositions were performed at three different temperatures of the substrates: 100 °C, 200 °C and 300 °C. The coatings were deposited onto optical quartz glass (Corning HPFS). The thickness and deposition rate were controlled with Inficon XTC/2 thickness measuring system. Deposition rate was equal to 0.6 nm/s for Al₂O₃, 0.6 nm ? 0.8 nm/s for HfO₂ and 0.6 nm/s for SiO₂. Simulations leading to optimization of the thin film thickness and the experimental results of optical measurements, which were carried out during and after the deposition process, have been presented. The optical thickness values, obtained from the measurements performed during the deposition process were as follows: 78 nm/78 nm for Al₂O₃/SiO₂ and 78 nm/156 nm/78 nm for Al₂O₃/HfO₂/SiO₂. The results were then checked by ellipsometric technique. Reflectance of the films depended on the substrate temperature during the deposition process. Starting from 240 nm to the beginning of visible region, the average reflectance of the trilayer system was below 1 % and for the bilayer, minima of the reflectance were equal to 1.6 %, 1.15 % and 0.8 % for deposition temperatures of 100 °C, 200 °C and 300 °C, respectively.     

SiO2-MgO-Al2 O3-F系玻璃陶瓷的析晶

本文应用TEM,XRD和EDAX等技术,系统研究了SiO2-MgO-Al2O3-F系玻璃陶瓷的析晶过程.结果表明:在玻璃熔体的冷却过程中,由于弛豫作用而形成晶核,在随后的热处理过程中,中间相Mg2FB3和KAlSiO4以此核为中心析出;氟的存在促进了晶体的整体析出,而主晶相氟金云母在中间相的晶界处形核长大.     

Al2O3-Ta2O5-rich glass-ceramic with interconnected pores and its sintering

Substitution of SiO₂ in the ternary sodium borosilicate system with Al₂O₃ plus Ta₂O₅ was found to produce glass which decomposed into microphases and/or crystallized after heat treatment. At least one of the phases present was water soluble. The structure of the material was glassy with the presence of a small crystalline content. Crystalline forms found during powder X-ray diffraction analysis of heat treated, leached and then sintered materials were orthorhombic NaTaO₃ plus AIBO₃, orthorhombic NaTaO₃ and orthorhombic Na₂O · 4Ta₂O₅ plus rhombic 9AI₂O₃ · 2B₂O₃, respectively. The specific surface areas of the leached materials ranged between 96 and 304 m²g^–1, while the mean pore radii of interconnected pores were calculated to be between 2.0 and 8.4 nm. A sintering rate of between 1520 and 1580° C for 5 min were estimated from void volume and bulk density measurements.     

Effect of various oxide additives on sintering of BaO-SiO2 system glass-ceramics

Glass-ceramics can be produced by sintering and crystallization of a pressed glass powder pellet. Crystallization prior to complete densification results in a porous glass-ceramic. A small quantity of various oxides was added to and melted with 35.7 BaO-64.3 SiO₂ (mol %) glass and the sintering characteristic of the glass powder was evaluated in terms of the density relative to the bulk glass density after heating at a constant rate. Some oxide additives, such as Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂, increased the per cent relative density while others, such as Na₂O, decreased it. The achieved per cent relative density was compared with crystallization characteristics determined by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and viscosity determined by the beam-bending method. The per cent relative density showed a good correlation with the viscosity at the crystallization temperature, the higher per cent relative density being achieved for systems with the lower viscosity at the crystallization temperature.     

Preparation and magnetic properties of SiO2-CaONa2O-P2O5-FeO-Fe2O3glass-ceramics prepared by gel-melt method

The SiO2-CaO-Na2O-P205-FeO-Fe2O3 precursors were prepared by the sol-gel method.And then two different ways were used to obtain the ferrimagnetjc glass-ceramics,j.e.,one is compression-sintering method.and the other is melt-quenching-heat treatment.The crystalline type and size of the magnetite were analyzed by XRD patterns.and the magnetism of samples were characterized by VSM.This kind of glass-ceramics shows a bioactive behavior after soaked in the Simufated body fluid test for two weeks.     

Low temperature sintering of Al2O3 microwave dielectric ceramics co-doped with 1.5wt%CuO-3wt%Nb2O5-0.5wt%ZrO2

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this paper, the sintering behavior, microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of Al2O3 ceramics co-doped with...     

CaO-Al2O3-SiO2系黑色装饰微晶玻璃的研究

为了研究制备黑色装饰微晶玻璃,使用Fe2O3、Ni2O3、Co2O3等着色剂,研究了其对微晶玻璃装饰板材的颜色、烧结和晶化性能的影响规律,确定合理的着色剂种类、含量以及热处理制度,并利用XRD与SEM等技术研究了黑色装饰微晶玻璃的结构.研究表明:以Fe2O3、Co2O3组合和Fe2O3、Co2O3、Ni2O3的组合都可制得黑色系列玻璃与花纹清晰的黑色微晶玻璃;100g玻璃配合料中,较合理的着色剂用量为:Fe2O33～5g,Co2O30.15～0.25 g,Ni2O30.2～0.4 g.     

Nucleation and crystallization kinetics of CaO-Al2O3-2SiO2 in powdered anorthite glass

The nucleation and crystallization kinetics of CaO-Al₂O₃-2SiO₂ crystals in powdered anorthite glass with particle size <44 m in which CaO-Al₂O₃-2SiO₂ crystals were found to crystallize in the heating process of the glass, were studied by nonisothermal measurements using differential thermal analysis (DTA). The temperature of maximum nucleation rate was determined from the DTA curves of samples heat treated at different temperatures. The activation energy and kinetic parameters were simultaneously calculated from the DTA data using previously reported kinetic models. The crystallization process of a sample heat treated at the temperature of the maximum nucleation rate was fitted to kinetic equations with an Avrami constant, n2 and a dimensionality of crystal growth, m2, indicating that the constant number of nuclei of CaO-Al₂O₃-2SiO₂ precipitated in a glass matrix grew two-dimensionally with an activation energy taken as an average of the values calculated by the Kissinger and also the Augis and Bennett method of 679±4 kJ mol^–1.     

Preparation of magnetic glass-ceramics through glass crystallization in the Na2O-SrO-Fe2O3-B2O3 system

Glasses with the nominal compositions SrFe₁₂O₁₉ + nNa₂Sr₂B₄O₉ (n = 4, 6, 8, 10) and SrFe₁₂O₁₉ + 6Na₂Sr₃B₄O₁₀ were prepared via rapid quenching of oxide melts and were then heat-treated between 500 and 800°C in order to produce glass-ceramics containing fine SrFe₁₂O₁₉ particles. The materials were characterized by x-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, electron microscopy, and magnetic measurements. The crystallization behavior of the glasses was investigated. The coercivity of the glass-ceramics was shown to increase with heat-treatment temperature, up to 486 kA/m. By dissolving the nonmagnetic matrix of the glass-ceramics with the nominal compositions SrFe₁₂O₁₉ + 6Na₂Sr₃B₄O₁₀ and SrFe₁₂O₁₉ + 4Na₂Sr₂B₄O₉, submicron-sized strontium hexaferrite particles were obtained.