Effect of Nano-Al2O3/SiO2 Addition Amount on the Sintering Mechanism of MgO-Al2O3/SiO2 Ceramic Composites
FENG Dong1,2, JIANG Yan1, RU Hongqiang1, LUO Xudong2, ZHANG Guodong2, CAO Yiwei2
1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819; 2 School of High Temperature Materials and Magnesium Resource Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051
Abstract: In order to explore the effect of nano-Al2O3/SiO2 addition amount on the mechanism of sintering behavior of MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 composite ceramics, ceramic-matrix composites were prepared from micron-sized MgO, nano-sized Al2O3 and nano-sized SiO2 as the main raw material. The phase composition and microstructure of sintered samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Effects of Al2O3/SiO2 addition amount on the phase composition, microstructure and sintering properties of composite ceramics were mainly investigated. The results showed that the relative density and linear dimension change rate of the sintered sample firstly increased, then decreased and then increased with increasing Al2O3/SiO2 addition amount. The relative density of the sample introduced with 15% Al2O3/SiO2 sintered 1 500 ℃ reached 94%. The magnesium aluminate spinel and forsterite formed by solid reaction including Al2O3, SiO2 addition, and the MgO itself. Meanwhile, in-situ reaction coupled with a volumetric expansion, it could offset part of the volumetric shrinkage caused by the sintering process. The cordierite phase was formed in the matrix when the sample introduced with 75wt% Al2O3/SiO2 sintered 1 400 ℃. The high temperature liquid phase decomposed from cordierite calcined at 1 500 ℃ and promoted the sintering shrinkage of the sintered sample.
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