Novel freeze-casting fabrication of aligned lamellar porous alumina with a centrosymmetric structure |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais — UFMG, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG CEP: 31270-901, Escola de Engenharia, bloco 2, sala 2230, Brazil;2. Petrobras/CENPES, Avenida Horácio Macedo 950, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP:21941-915, Brazil;3. Department of Materials Engineering and Civil Construction, Federal University of Minas Gerais — UFMG, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG CEP: 31270-901, Escola de Engenharia, bloco 1, sala 3304, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | A novel freeze-casting method is used to fabricate aligned lamellar porous alumina with a centrosymmetric structure from aqueous alumina slurries. Two cold fronts oriented perpendicularly to each other, originating from the bottom and side of the cylindrical copper mold, induce the growth of ice crystals in specific directions along the radius of the cylindrical mold. Lamellar channels of porous alumina are arranged centrosymmetrically along the radial axis. The pore distribution of the currently prepared porous ceramics is more regular when compared with that of porous ceramics prepared by conventional freeze casting. This affords porous ceramics with improved mechanical properties and stability. The current method addresses the issue of partial failure as induced by the randomly distributed channels in lamellar porous ceramics. |
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| Keywords: | Freeze casting Porous ceramics Alumina Centrosymmetric structure Mechanical properties |
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