Seeding of the reaction-bonded aluminum oxide process

Citation
E. Suvaci et Gl. Messing, Seeding of the reaction-bonded aluminum oxide process, J AM CERAM, 84(3), 2001, pp. 657-659
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00027820 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
657 - 659
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7820(200103)84:3<657:SOTRAO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The effect of the initial alpha -Al2O3 particle size in the reaction-bonded aluminum oxide (RBAO) process on the phase transformation of aluminum-deri ved gamma -Al2O3 to alpha -Al2O3, and subsequently densification, was inves tigated. It has been demonstrated that if the initial alpha -Al2O3 particle s are fine (similar to0.2 mum, i.e., 2.9 x 10(14) gamma -Al2O3 particles/cm (3)), then they seed the phase transformation. The fine alpha -Al2O3 decrea ses the transformation temperature to similar to 962 degreesC and results i n a finer microstructure. The smaller particle size of the seeded RBAO decr eases the sintering temperature to as low as similar to 1135 degreesC, The results confirm that seeding can be utilized to improve phase transformatio ns and densification and subsequently to tailor final microstructures in RB AO-delived ceramics.