REACTION AND DENSIFICATION OF MULLITE AND ALUMINUM TITANATE CERAMICS HEAT-TREATED IN A 2.45 GHZ MICROWAVE FURNACE

Authors
PILUSO P LEQUEUX N BOCH P
Citation
P. Piluso et al., REACTION AND DENSIFICATION OF MULLITE AND ALUMINUM TITANATE CERAMICS HEAT-TREATED IN A 2.45 GHZ MICROWAVE FURNACE, Annales de chimie, 18(5-6), 1993, pp. 353-360
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry,"Material Science
Journal title
Annales de chimie → ACNP
ISSN journal
01519107
Volume
18
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
353 - 360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0151-9107(1993)18:5-6<353:RADOMA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Reaction and densification during reaction sintering of mullite (3Al2O 3.2SiO2) and aluminium titanate (beta-Al2TiO5) ceramics were studied u sing either a conventional, 3 kW electric furnace or a 1.2 kW, 2.45 GH z microwave furnace. Two tests were developed to calibrate temperature measurement in the microwave furnace. An analysis map of samples trea ted by microwaves showed that they had been subjected to thermal gradi ents during their reaction-sintering stage. The decrease in sintering temperature associated with the use of microwave, if any, does not exc eed 50-degrees-C.