Pyrochlore-free lead magnesium niobate ceramics produced by a modified
two-stage calcination process are studied. One calcination step of th
e two-stage calcination process was omitted in this method. Without ca
lcining, columbite MgNb2O6 and PbO were sintered directly to form pyro
chlore-free and dense Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3 ceramics. The grain size is ab
out 6 mu m and the dielectric constant reaches 17000 at -9 degrees C u
nder 1 kHz. An increase in sintering temperature resulted in an increa
se in maximum dielectric constant.