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简介:ThemagnesiabasedcurablespecimenswithdifferentSi3N4contentswerecastedusingsinteredmagnesite(w(MgO)=95%)asstartingmaterial,SiO2micro-powderasbinder,0.3%,4%and5%β-Si3N4powderreplacingtheequaladditionofmagnesiapowderrespectively.Theslagresistancetestwascarriedoutat1550℃for3husingBaosteeltundishslagandstaticcruciblemethod.Theresultindicatesthat:introducingSi3N4couldobviouslyimprovetheslagresistanceofMgObasedcastable,whichincreasedwithincreasingSi3N4.DenseSiO2sinteredlayerformedonthesurfaceofmagnesiabasedcastablebecauseoftheoxidationofSi3N4addition,whichcanpreventthefurtherslagpenetration.Inthedeepinnerofcastable,thepartial-pressureofoxygenwasverylow,soSi3N4canexiststably.Meanwhileinreducingatmosphere,Si3N4washardtobesintered,whichresultedinthelooseinteriorstructureofMgObasedcastable.
简介:Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.
简介:ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100~1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.
简介:DenseSi3N4BNcompositeceramicswerefabricatedbysparkplasmasinteringat1500,1600and1650℃under50MPafor5minusingSi3N4andBNpowdersasstartingmaterialsand2mass%Al2O3and6mass%Y2O3assinteringadditives.ThevolumefractionofBNinSi3N4BNcompositepowderswaschosenas10%,20%,and30%,respectively.TheresultsofXRDandSEMshowthatα-Si3N4completelyturnsintoβ-Si3N4whenthecompositeceramicsaresinteredat1650℃;theadditionofBNhindersthegrowthofSi3N4grains,refiningthestructure;VickershardnessandfracturetoughnessofthecompositeceramicsdecreasewiththeincreaseofBNcontent.
简介:Thespecimenswerepreparedbymoldingthemixtureofsilicafume(w(SiO2)=94.5%;averageparticlesize:0.08μm)andsiliconnitride(≤0.074mm)withamassratioof11,carbonembeddedfiringat1300℃,1450℃,1500℃,1550℃and1600℃for3hinair,andthenwater-cooling,respectively.Themicrostructureandphasecompositionofthespecimenswereanalyzed.Theresultsshowthat:(1)silicafumereactsobviouslywithSi3N4formingSi2N2Oabove1550℃.TheedgesandcornersofSi3N4grainsbecomesmoothandtheSi3N4grainsdistributeinthecontinuouscementationphaseofSi2N2OformingthedensestructureofSi2N2OpackedSi3N4;(2)below1500℃,theedgesandcornersofSi3N4grainsareclear,Si2N2Odoesn'tform,andonlySiO2crystallizesfromsilicafumewhichhappensobviouslyat1300℃.
简介:TheeffectoftheadmixturesofAlandSimetalsandB4CandMgAlONcompoundsontheoxidationofMgO/Si3N4compositerefractoryhasbeenstudied,whichisapromisingcarbonfreerefractoryforsteel-makingapplicatlon.Thefourkindsofadmixturescanbeusedasanti-oxidantsforSi3N4,butthemixtureofAlandSiachievedthebestresult.Themixturecannotonlyplaytheroleasantioxidant,butalsoassistthesinteringprocessandhelpformdensesinteringlayer,improvingthepropertyofthecomposite.
简介:MoltensaltsynthesisofMgAl2O4powderfromindustrialaluminaandlightcalcinedMgOinKCl,LiCl,andKCl-LiClmedia,andtheinfluenceofKFat500-1000℃wereinvestigated.SynthesizedpowderswerecharacterizedbymeansofXRD,laserparticleanalyzer,andSEM,andthesynthesismechanismofMgAl2O4wasdiscussedaswell.Theresultsshowthat(1)themoltensaltcomposite(KCl-LiCl)ismorefavorableforthesynthesisofMgAl2O4thansinglemoltensalt(LiClorKCl),andLiClismorefavorablethanKCl;(2)KFcanacceleratetheformationofMgAl2O4anddecreaseitsformingtemperature;(3)synthesisofMgAl2O4powderinthemoltensaltswithoutKFiscontrolledby'template-growth'mechanism,butinthemoltensaltswithKF,itiscontrolledby'template-growth'and'dissolution-precipitation'mechanism.
简介:Hexagonplate-likeAl8B4C7powdersweresuccessfullysynthesizedusingamixtureofdiborontrioxide,activatedcarbonandaluminumoraluminabyacarbothermalreductionprocess.TheeffectofAlsourceandstartingmaterialsadditionsonsynthesisofAl8B4C7wasinvestigated.ThephasecompositionandmicrostructureofAl8B4C7powderwerecharacterizedbymeansofXRD,SEMandEDS.ThemainphasecompositionsoftheproductssynthesizedfromAl,B2O3andactivatedcarbonareAl8B4C7andAl2OC.Al2O3canreplaceAltosynthesizeAl8B4C7.Al8B4C7grainssynthesizedfromAl2O3,B2O3andactivatedcarbonarehexagonplate-likeandhaveathicknessof10μmandasizeofabout100μm.
简介:Inthispaper,X-raydiffractogramanalysisandSEMobservationofAl4C3formedathightemperaturefromcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAlhavebeencarriedout.Aluminumaddedtocarbon-containingrefractoriesreactswithC(s)toformAl4C3(s)graduallyduringheatingfrom600℃to1200℃.ItisconsideredthattheinterlockedstructureofAl4C3platecrystalspromotestheoutstandingincreaseofhotmodulusofruptureofcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAl.TheHMORofcarbon-containingrefractoriesaddedwithAladditivefrom0to5wt%increasesby2.8timesbeingfrom6.5MPato18.2MPa.AfterathermochemicalcalculationforhydrationreactionprocessesofAl4C3andH2O(g),theequilibriumpartialpressurechartofH2O(g)inH2O-Al4C3-Al(OH)3systemvsvarioustemperatureshasbeenattained.TheH2O(g)partialpressureintheairneededfortheAl4C3hydrationreactionisnomorethan10~18atmatthetemperaturebelow120℃.Itisconsideredthattheburnedcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAlisextremelyeasytohydrateandthecrackingofburnedcarbon-containingrefractoriesisgeneratedbecausethatthehydrationexpansionis2.11timesduringtransformingfromAl4C3toAl(OH)3.ThefundamentalmeasureagainsthydrationoftherefractoriesistoinsulatetherefractoriesfromH2O(g)byvariousmeanssuchaspitchimpregnationorothersealingmaterials.
简介:Theroleofnano-SiO2andultra-fineboroncarbideonthepropertiesofalumina-graphitematerialswasinvestigated.Thestudyshowedthattheultra-fineboroncarbideaddedmodifiedthemicrostructureofresidualcarbonandpromotedthechemicalbondbetweenresidualcarbonfromphenolicresinandflakegraphite.Thecarbonwhitecouldstrengthentheresidualcarbonfromphenolicresin.ThesetwoadditivesimprovedthemechanicalpropertiesofAGrefractoriesatbothroomtemperatureandhightemperature,andthermalshockresistancewasimprovednoticeably.Whenthetwoadditivesweredopedtogether,carbonwhitecouldretardtheevaporationofB2O3.Thermalshockresistancewasguaranteedwithasmalleramountofultrafineboroncarbide.
简介:Inthepresentpaper,novelsidewallmaterialsforaluminumreductioncellwerepreparedinairusingmagnesiaandmagnetiteasstartingmaterials.ThesinteringbehaviorsofthespecimenswereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM).AndcorrosiontestsinaNa_3AlF_6-AlF_3-K_3AlF_6bathwereconductedtoevaluatetheelectrolytecorrosionresistance.TheresultsshowthattheFe_3O_4phaseistransformedintoFe_2O_3athightemperatures,whichinturnreactswiththeMgOaddedtoformMgFe_2O_4spinel.AndwithincreasingtheMgOcontentfrom0to30mass%,densificationofthespecimensdecreasesmainlyduetolargervolumeexpansionresultingfromformationofmoreMgFe_2O_4.ThecorrosiontestsshowthatcorrosionlayersareproducedinalltheMgOaddedspecimens.However,forspecimenscontainingMgFe_2O_4phaseonly,Mg(Al,Fe)_2O_4compositespinellayersarealsogenerated,whichremarkablyimprovethecorrosionresistanceofthespecimens.
简介:AnO'-Sialon-Al2O3compositerefractorywaspreparedbyinsitureactionofSi3N4-ZrSiO4-Al2O3mixturewithfusedaluminaaggregates.Densification,insitureactionprocedureandmicrostructureofthematerialwereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction,opticalandscanningelectronicmicroscopesandEDAX.