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Shao-Yun Shan Jian-Feng Yang Ji-Qiang Gao Wen-Hui Zhang Zhi-Hao Jin Rolf Janssen Tatsuki Ohji 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2005,88(9):2594-2596
A new method for preparing porous silicon nitride ceramics with high porosity had been developed by carbothermal reduction of die-pressed green bodies composed of silicon dioxide, carbon, sintering additives, and seeds. The resultant porous silicon nitride ceramics showed fine microstructure and uniform pore structure. The influence of SiO2 particle size and sintering process (sintering temperature and retaining time) on the microstructure of sintering bodies was analyzed. X-ray diffractometry demonstrated the formation of single-phase β-Si3 N4 via the reaction between silicon dioxide and carbon at high temperature. SEM analysis showed that pores were formed by the banding up of rod-like β-Si3 N4 grains. Porous Si3 N4 ceramics with a porosity of 70–75%, and a strength of 5–8 MPa, were obtained. 相似文献
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Sang-Hoon Rhee Jae Do Lee Doh-Yeon Kim 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2001,84(12):3040-3042
When a small amount of β-Si3 N4 seed particles is added during the preparation of Si3 N4 ceramics, a bimodal microstructure is obtained by sintering at 1760°C. When the specimen is further heat-treated at 1900°C to enhance the bimodal characteristic, the growth of large β grains is limited. The addition of a controlled amount of β seeds of uniform and large size is suggested to obtain the intended bimodal microstructure of Si3 N4 ceramics. 相似文献
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The flexural strength of porous Si3 N4 ceramics with a variety of microstructures and porosities were evaluated, and the effect of microstructure on the flexural strength was investigated to obtain machinable Si3 N4 ceramics having both high strength and high thermal shock resistance. Porous Si3 N4 having three types of microstructure, consisting of (1) only spherical grains, (2) combinations of spherical and columnar grains, and (3) only columnar β-grains connected randomly in three dimensions, were readied as specimens. Their mean pore diameters and porosities were 0.2 to 0.3 μm and 8% to 59%, respectively. The flexural strength of the porous Si3N4 (3) was much larger than that of the porous Si3N4 having the other microstructures, and the maximum flexural strength was 455 MPa at a porosity of 38.3%. The thermal shock resistance (ΔT), which was determined by a water quench test, of porous Si3 N4 with such microstructure and a porosity of 50% was 980 K. All of the porous Si3 N4 (3) was easily machined with cemented carbide drills. 相似文献
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The mechanical properties of Si3 N4 materials depend mainly on the microstructure, which originates during the densification process. The microscopic evidence indicates that β-Si3 N4 seeds incorporated in the starting powders play an important role in microstructural development, especially in the heterogeneous grain growth of β-Si3 N4 grains during sintering. The growth of β-grains is initiated from the β-seeds, resulting in a core/shell microstructure. The presence of Moiré fringes and dislocations is attributed to misfit strain and compositional differences between the core and the shell. Coalescence can occur at the final stage of sintering. 相似文献
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Fei Chen Qiang Shen Faqiang Yan Lianmeng Zhang 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2007,90(8):2379-2383
A new method for preparing high bending strength porous silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) ceramics with controlled porosity has been developed by using pressureless sintering techniques and phosphoric acid (H3 PO4 ) as the pore-forming agent. The fabrication process is described in detail and the sintering mechanism of porous ceramics is analyzed by the X-ray diffraction method and thermal analysis. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the porous Si3 N4 ceramics are investigated, as a function of the content of H3 PO4 . The resultant high porous Si3 N4 ceramics sintered at 1000°–1200°C show a fine porous structure and a relative high bending strength. The porous structure is caused mainly by the volatilization of the H3 PO4 and by the continous reaction of SiP2 O7 binder, which could bond on to the Si3 N4 grains. Porous Si3 N4 ceramics with a porosity of 42%–63%, the bending strength of 50–120 MPa are obtained. 相似文献
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Jun-Qi Li Fa Luo Dong-Mei Zhu Wan-Cheng Zhou 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2007,90(6):1950-1952
The influence of phase formation on the dielectric properties of silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) ceramics, which were produced by pressureless sintering with additives in MgO–Al2 O3 –SiO2 system, was investigated. It seems that the difference in the dielectric properties of Si3 N4 ceramics sintered at different temperatures was mainly due to the difference of the relative content of α-Si3 N4 , β-Si3 N4 , and the intermediate product (Si2 N2 O) in the samples. Compared with α-Si3 N4 and Si2 N2 O, β-Si3 N4 is believed to be a major factor influencing the dielectric constant. The high-dielectric constant of β-Si3 N4 could be attributed to the ionic relaxation polarization. 相似文献
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Dong-Duk Lee Suk-Joong L. Kang Gunter Petzow Duk N. Yoon 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》1990,73(3):767-769
By using α-Si3 N4 and β-Si3 N4 starting powders with similar particle size and distribution, the effect of α-β (β') phase transition on densification and microstructure is investigated during the liquid-phase sintering of 82Si3 N4 ·9Al2 O3 ·9Y2 O3 (wt%) and 80Si3 N4 ·13Al2 O3 ·5AIN·5AIN·2Y2 O3 . When α-Si3 N4 powder is used, the grains become elongated, apparently hindering the densification process. Hence, the phase transition does not enhance the densification. 相似文献
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New Strategies for Preparing NanoSized Silicon Nitride Ceramics 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Xin Xu Toshiyuki Nishimura Naoto Hirosaki Rong-Jun Xie Yinchun Zhu Yoshinobu Yamamoto Hidehiko Tanaka 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2005,88(4):934-937
We report the preparation of nanosized silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) ceramics via high-energy mechanical milling and subsequent spark plasma sintering. A starting powder mixture consisting of ultrafine β-Si3 N4 and sintering additives of 5-mol% Y2 O3 and 2-mol% Al2 O3 was prepared by high-energy mechanical milling. After milling, the powder mixture was mostly transformed into a non-equilibrium amorphous phase containing a large quantity of well-dispersed nanocrystalline β-Si3 N4 particles. This powder precursor was then consolidated by spark plasma sintering at a temperature as low as 1600°C for 5 min at a heating rate of 300°C/min. The fully densified sample consisted of homogeneous nano-Si3 N4 grains with an average diameter of about 70 nm, which led to noticeable high-temperature ductility and elevated hardness. 相似文献
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Gui-hua Peng Guo-jian Jiang Wen-lan Li Bao-lin Zhang Li-dong Chen 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2006,89(12):3824-3826
α/β-Si3 N4 composites with various α/β phase ratios were prepared by hot pressing at 1600°–1650°C with MgSiN2 as sintering additives. An excellent combination of mechanical properties (Vickers indentation hardness of 23.1 GPa, fracture strength of about 1000MPa, and toughness of 6.3 MPa·m1/2 ) could be obtained. Compared with conventional Si3 N4 -based ceramics, this new material has obvious advantages. It is as hard as typical in-situ-reinforced α-Sialon, but much stronger than the latter (700 MPa). It has comparable fracture strength and toughness, but is much harder than β-Si3 N4 ceramics (16 GPa). The microstructures and mechanical properties can be tailored by choosing the additive and controlling the heating schedule. 相似文献
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Thermal Conductivity of Gas-Pressure-Sintered Silicon Nitride 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Naoto Hirosaki Yusuke Okamoto Motohide Ando Fumio Munakata Yoshio Akimune 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》1996,79(11):2878-2882
Si3 N4 with high thermal conductivity (120 W/(m. K)) was developed by promoting grain growth and selecting a suitable additive system in terms of composition and amount. β-Si3 N4 doped with Y2 O3 -Nd2 O3 (YN system) or Y2 O3 -A12 O3 (YA system) was sintered at 1700°-2000°C. Thermal conductivity increased with increased sintering temperature because of decreased two-grain junctions, as a result of grain growth. The effect of the additive amount on thermal conductivity with the YN system was rather small because increased additive formed multigrain junctions. On the other hand, with the YA system, thermal conductivity considerably decreased with increased additive amount because the aluminum and oxygen in the YA system dissolved into β-Si3 N4 grains to form a β-SiAlON solid solution, which acted as a point defect for phonon scattering. The key processsing parameters for high thermal conductivity of Si3 N4 were the sintering temperature and additive composition. 相似文献
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Silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) and SiAlONs can be self-toughened through the growth of elongated β-Si3 N4 /β-SiAlON grains in sintering. α-SiAlONs usually retain an equiaxed grain morphology and have a higher hardness but lower toughness than β-SiAlONs. The present work has demonstrated that elongated alpha-SiAlON grains can also be developed through pressureless sintering. alpha-SiAlONs with high-aspect-ratio grains in the calcium SiAlON system have exhibited significant grain debonding and pull-out effects during fracture, which offers promise for in-situ -toughened α-SiAlON ceramics. 相似文献
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Youren Xu Chao M. Huang Waltraud M. Kriven Avigdor Zangvil 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》1994,77(8):2213-2216
The microstructure of a pressureless sintered (1605°C, 90 min) O'+β' SiAlON ceramic with CeO2 doping has been investigated. It is duplex in nature, consisting of very large, slablike elongated O' grains (20–30 μm long), and a continuous matrix of small rodlike β' grains (< 1.0 μm in length). Many α-Si3 N4 inclusions (0.1–0.5 μm in size) were found in the large O' grains. CeO2 -doping and its high doping level as well as the high Al2 O3 concentration were thought to be the main reasons for accelerating the reaction between the α-Si3 N4 and the Si-Al-O-N liquid to precipitate O'–SiAlON. This caused the supergrowth of O' grains. The rapid growth of O' crystals isolated the remnant α–Si3 N4 from the reacting liquid, resulting in a delay in the α→β-Si3 N4 transformation. The large O' grains and the α-Si3 N4 inclusions have a pronounced effect on the strength degradation of O'+β' ceramics. 相似文献
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The abnormal grain growth of β-Si3 N4 was observed in a 70% Si3 N4 –30% barium aluminum silicate (70%-Si3 N4 –30%-BAS) self-reinforced composite that was pressureless-sintered at 1930°C; Si3 N4 starting powders with a wide particle-size distribution were used. The addition of coarse Si3 N4 powder encouraged the abnormal growth of β-Si3 N4 grains, which allowed microstructural modification through control of the content and size distribution of β-Si3 N4 nuclei. The mechanical response of different microstructures was characterized in terms of flexural strength, as well as indentation fracture resistance, at room temperature. The presence of even a small amount of abnormally grown β-Si3 N4 grains improved the fracture toughness and minimized the variability in flexural strength. 相似文献
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Soo Young Lee 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》1998,81(5):1262-1268
Si3 N4 /SiC composite materials have been fabricated by reaction-sintering and postsintering steps. The green body containing Si metal and SiC particles was reaction-sintered at 1370°C in a flowing N2 /H2 gas mixture. The initial reaction product was dominated by alpha-Si3 N4 . However, as the reaction processed there was a gradual increase in the proportion of β-Si3 N4 . The reaction-bonded composite consisting of alpha-Si3 N4 , β-Si3 N4 , and SiC was heat-treated again at 2000°C for 150 min under 7-MPa N2 gas pressure. The addition of SiC enhanced the reaction-sintering process and resulted in a fine microstructure, which in turn improved fracture strength to as high as 1220 MPa. The high value in flexural strength is attributed to the formation of uniformly elongated β-Si3 N4 grains as well as small size of the grains (length = 2 μm, thickness = 0.5 μm). The reaction mechanism of the reaction sintering and the mechanical properties of the composite are discussed in terms of the development of microstructures. 相似文献
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Influence of Planetary High-Energy Ball Milling on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride Ceramics 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Xue-Jian Liu Zhi-Yong Huang Xi-Peng Pu Xing-Wei Sun Li-Ping Huang 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2005,88(5):1323-1326
The influence of ball-milling methods on microstructure and mechanical properties of silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) ceramics produced by pressureless sintering for a sintering additive from MgO–Al2 O3 –SiO2 system was investigated. For planetary high-energy ball milling, the mechanical properties of Si3 N4 ceramics were evidently improved and a homogeneous microstructure developed. In contrast, some exaggerated elongated grains were developed due to the local enrichment of sintering additives in the specimen prepared by general ball milling. For Si3 N4 ceramics produced by planetary ball milling, flexure strength of 1.06 GPa, Vickers hardness of 14.2 GPa, and fracture toughness of 6.6 MPa·m0.5 were achieved. The differences in the mechanical properties of Si3 N4 ceramics produced by different processing seem to arise mainly from the changes in microstructural homogenization and sinterability. The planetary high-energy ball-milling process provides a good route to mix starting powders for developing ceramics with uniform microstructure and promising mechanical properties. 相似文献
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Branko Matovic Georg Rixecker Fritz Aldinger 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》2004,87(4):546-549
This paper deals with the densification and phase transformation during pressureless sintering of Si3 N4 with LiYO2 as the sintering additive. The dilatometric shrinkage data show that the first Li2 O- rich liquid forms as low as 1250°C, resulting in a significant reduction of sintering temperature. On sintering at 1500°C the bulk density increases to more than 90% of the theoretical density with only minor phase transformation from α-Si3 N4 to β-Si3 N4 taking place. At 1600°C the secondary phase has been completely converted into a glassy phase and total conversion of α-Si3 N4 to β-Si3 N4 takes place. The grain growth is anisotropic, leading to a microstructure which has potential for enhanced fracture toughness. Li2 O evaporates during sintering. Thus, the liquid phase is transient and the final material might have promising mechanical properties as well as promising high-temperature properties despite the low sintering temperature. The results show that the Li2 O−Y2 O3 system can provide very effective low-temperature sintering additives for silicon nitride. 相似文献
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Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide-Silicon Nitride Composites with Oxynitride Glass 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Young-Wook Kim Young-Il Lee Mamoru Mitomo Heon-Jin Choi June-Gunn Lee 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》1999,82(4):1058-1060
A microstructure that consisted of uniformly distributed, elongated β-Si3 N4 grains, equiaxed β-SiC grains, and an amorphous grain-boundary phase was developed by using β-SiC and alpha-Si3 N4 powders. By hot pressing, elongated β-Si3 N4 grains were grown via alpha right arrow β phase transformation and equiaxed β-SiC grains were formed because of inhibited grain growth. The strength and fracture toughness of SiC have been improved by adding Si3 N4 particles, because of the reduced defect size and the enhanced bridging and crack deflection by the elongated β-Si3 N4 grains. Typical flexural-strength and fracture-toughness values of SiC-35-wt%-Si3 N4 composites were 1020 MPa and 5.1 MPam1/2 , respectively. 相似文献
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Developing the texture of ceramics is one of the effective ways for improving properties. Although the magnetic susceptibility of nonmagnetic materials is very small, there is a possibility to control the crystal orientation using a high magnetic field due to a magnetic anisotropy. In this study, Si3 N4 ceramics were manufactured by a slip-casting process under high magnetic field and pressureless sintering. The texture of Si3 N4 ceramics was studied using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron micrographs of polished and plasma-etched specimens. It has been found that most of the a,b -axes texture of β-Si3 N4 grains aligned to the magnetic field direction. 相似文献
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Gas-pressure sintering of α-Si3 N4 was carried out at 1850 ° to 2000°C in 980-kPa N2 . The diameters and aspect ratios of hexagonal grains in the sintered materials were measured on polished and etched surfaces. The materials have a bimodal distribution of grain diameters. The average aspect ratio in the materials from α-Si3 N4 powder was similar to that in the materials from β-Si3 N4 powder. The aspect ratio of large and elongated grains was larger than that of the average for all grains. The development of elongated grains was related to the formation of large nuclei during the α-to-β phase transformation. The fracture toughness of gaspressure-sintered materials was not related to the α content in the starting powder or the aspect ratio of the grains, but to the diameter of the large grains. Crack bridging was the main toughening mechanism in gas-pressure-sintered Si3 N4 ceramics. 相似文献
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L. K. V. LOU T. E. MITCHELL A. H. HEUER 《Journal of the American Ceramic Society》1978,61(9-10):392-396
Impurity phases in commercial hot-pressed Si3 N4 were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. In addition to the dominant, β-Si3 N4 phase, small amounts of Si2 N2 O, SiC, and WC were found. Significantly, a continuous grain-boundary phase was observed in the ∼ 25 high-angle boundaries examined. This film is ∼ 10 Å thick between, β-Si3 N4 grains and ∼ 30 Å thick between Si2 N2 O and β-Si3 N4 grains. 相似文献