无压烧结制备Al2O3/SiC纳米复合陶瓷

用沉淀法包裹微米级SiC颗粒，通过常压、埋烧制备Al2O3／SiC纳米复合陶瓷。通过XRD、TG和SEM等分析了煅烧和烧结过程中相组成的变化、烧成收缩和显微结构。结果表明：利用SiC粉埋烧及碳粉制造还原气氛，含8wt％SiC(平均粒径为5mm)的复合粉末经800℃煅烧、成型，试样于1550℃，2h烧结，可制备Al2O3／SiC纳米复合陶瓷，其相对体积密度达95．2％，在烧结过程中由SiC氧化形成的无定形SiO2及与基质氧化铝反应形成的莫来石前躯体可大大促进烧结。     

Surface Oxidation of Al2O3/SiC Nanocomposite： Phase Transformation and Microstructure

The surface oxidation behavior of pressureless sintered Al2O3/SiC nanocomposite was studied from 1000 to 1400 ℃ for more than 10 h in air. Weight gain during the process of heat treatment was measured by TG analysis. Phase transformation and microstructure changes of these specimens due to oxidation were investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM and EDX technology. Thermogravimetric analysis show that the weight gain as a result of oxidation of SiC become significant above 1200 ℃. In the range of 1000～1300 ℃, the SiC grits are usually coated with a layer of amorphous silica after oxidation. Above 1300 ℃, the amorphous silica reacted with alumina matrix and formed mullite or crystallized into cristobalite. The rate of oxidation depends on the formation of dense cristobalite film. Large amount of needle-like mullite and alumina crystals are formed on the surface after oxidation at 1400 ℃.     

常压烧结制备Al2O3/SiC纳米复合陶瓷及其显微结构的研究

以微米SiC颗粒和工业氧化铝为原料,采用机械混合法制备Al2O3/SiC复合粉末。将复合粉末煅烧、成型,在1 600℃,2h烧结可制备出Al2O3/SiC纳米复合陶瓷。通过XRD、DSC-TG、SEM和TEM等分析了煅烧和烧结过程中相组成的变化,烧成收缩和微观结构,结果表明:在氧化铝基体中添加80%(质量分数)平均粒径为5μm的SiC粒子,复合粉末经700℃煅烧后再成型,试样于1 600℃烧结,其相对体积质量可达93.8％。SiC粒子主要被包裹在Al2O3晶内形成“晶内型”纳米复合陶瓷。在烧结过程中由SiC氧化形成的SiO2包裹层与基质氧化铝反应形成的无定形莫来石前躯体可大大促进烧结;SiC埋料氧化形成的外壳可有效阻止烧结体内SiC的进一步氧化。