简介:DenseSi3N4BNcompositeceramicswerefabricatedbysparkplasmasinteringat1500,1600and1650℃under50MPafor5minusingSi3N4andBNpowdersasstartingmaterialsand2mass%Al2O3and6mass%Y2O3assinteringadditives.ThevolumefractionofBNinSi3N4BNcompositepowderswaschosenas10%,20%,and30%,respectively.TheresultsofXRDandSEMshowthatα-Si3N4completelyturnsintoβ-Si3N4whenthecompositeceramicsaresinteredat1650℃;theadditionofBNhindersthegrowthofSi3N4grains,refiningthestructure;VickershardnessandfracturetoughnessofthecompositeceramicsdecreasewiththeincreaseofBNcontent.
简介:TheinfluenceofthreedifferentAl2O3powderonself-flowingaluminacastablewasstudied.MaximumcompactionofsamplewascomputedbyAndresenEquation.TheresultshowedthattheAl2O3powder,whichhasmuchsmallerparticlesize,couldimprovethemicrostructureandthemechanicalpropertiesofcastableunderroomtemperatureandhightemperature.Withthesamepowdersize,theroomtemperaturestrengthofthecastableaddedwithAl2O3powderproPertiesofwhichwerealteredbyaddingmineralizingagent,washigherthanthatofthecastableaddedwithcommonAl2O3powder,buttheflowabilityofthesethreedifferentcastablewasalmostthesame.