FAST FIRING OF REACTION-BONDED ALUMINUM-OXIDE RBAO COMPOSITES

Authors
GARCIA DE WENDORFF J JANSSEN R CLAUSSEN N
Citation
De. Garcia et al., FAST FIRING OF REACTION-BONDED ALUMINUM-OXIDE RBAO COMPOSITES, Journal of Materials Science, 30(20), 1995, pp. 5121-5124
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of Materials Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222461
Volume
30
Issue
20
Year of publication
1995
Pages
5121 - 5124
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2461(1995)30:20<5121:FFORAR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Al2O3/ZrO2 composites have been prepared by fast firing of oxidized Al /Al2O3/ZrO2 precursors produced by the reaction-bonded aluminium oxide (RBAO) technique. This fabrication route results in high-strength cer amics at relatively low densities. For example, after fast firing for 20 min at 1550 degrees C, RBAO containing 20 vol% ZrO2 shows four-poin t bending strengths of > 600 MPa at a density of similar to 95% theore tical which is comparable to conventionally sintered RBAO.