Hardness Limits of SiC and Si3N4 Ceramic Materials

2005 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 311-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Balog ◽  
Pavol Šajgalík ◽  
Zoltán Lenčéš ◽  
Miroslav Hnatko ◽  
Jozef Kečkéš
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Boundary Phase ◽  
Polymer Precursor ◽  
Micro Hardness ◽  
Boundary Composition

Nano- and macro-hardness of SiC and Si3N4 based ceramic materials prepared by liquid phase sintering were evaluated. The applied loads were 3.5 mN and 9.81 N, respectively. The measurements showed that the nano-hardness of both ceramics is substantially higher compared to the macro-hardness. The influence of solid solutions and grain boundary composition on the hardness of SiC-based ceramics was studied. The macro-hardness is strongly dependent on the grain boundary composition while the nano-hardness was nearly the same for all tested samples with different Re2O3-AlN additives. In the case of Si3N4 based ceramics the SiC nano-inclusions content was varied. As a source of SiC nanoinclusions and grain boundary phase modifierSiNC polymer precursor has been used. Nano- as well as micro-hardness increased with increasing SiC content. Present paper deals with the explanation of both results.

Examination of Fracture Interfaces in Silicon Nitride

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 60-61
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Tighe
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Subcritical Crack Growth ◽  
Slow Crack Growth ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Boundary Phase ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Boundary Sliding

Silicon nitride is one of the ceramic materials being considered for the components in gas turbine engines which will be exposed to temperatures of 1000 to 1400°C. Test specimens from hot-pressed billets exhibit flexural strengths of approximately 50 MN/m2 at 1000°C. However, the strength degrades rapidly to less than 20 MN/m2 at 1400°C. The strength degradition is attributed to subcritical crack growth phenomena evidenced by a stress rate dependence of the flexural strength and the stress intensity factor. This phenomena is termed slow crack growth and is associated with the onset of plastic deformation at the crack tip. Lange attributed the subcritical crack growth tb a glassy silicate grain boundary phase which decreased in viscosity with increased temperature and permitted a form of grain boundary sliding to occur.

Effect of furnace atmosphere and silica content on the consolidation behaviour of magnesia partially stabilised zirconia

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1056-1057
Author(s):  
J. Drennan ◽  
R.H.J. Hannink ◽  
D.R. Clarke ◽  
T.M. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Silica Content ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Furnace Atmosphere ◽  
Boundary Phase ◽  
Analytical Electron ◽  
Analytical Electron Microscope ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Compositional Gradients ◽  
Mobile Liquid

Magnesia partially stabilised zirconia (Mg-PSZ) ceramics are renowned for their excellent nechanical properties. These are effected by processing conditions and purity of starting materials. It has been previously shown that small additions of strontia (SrO) have the effect of removing the major contaminant, silica (SiO2).The mechanism by which this occurs is not fully understood but the strontia appears to form a very mobile liquid phase at the grain boundaries. As the sintering reaches the final stages the liquid phase is expelled to the surface of the ceramic. A series of experiments, to examine the behaviour of the liquid grain boundary phase, were designed to produce compositional gradients across the ceramic bodies. To achieve this, changes in both silica content and furnace atmosphere were implemented. Analytical electron microscope techniques were used to monitor the form and composition of the phases developed. This paper describes the results of our investigation and the presentation will discuss the work with reference to liquid phase sintering of ceramics in general.

scholarly journals Effects of Boron Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of (Ti,Ta)(C,N)-Co Based Cermets

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 787
Author(s):  
Ernesto Chicardi ◽  
Francisco José Gotor Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Binder Phase ◽  
Boron Addition ◽  
Sintering Additive ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties

In this work, a titanium–tantalum carbonitride based cermet, with cobalt as the binder phase and boron as a sintering additive, was developed by a mechanically induced self-sustaining reaction process using two different methodologies. The boron additive was added to prevent the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds generally formed during the liquid phase sintering step due to the excessive ceramic dissolution into the molten binder phase. A systematic study was carried out to understand the effects of boron addition on the nature of the phases, microstructure, and mechanical properties of cermets. With the boron addition, the formation of two different boride solid solutions, i.e., (Ti,Ta)B2 and (Ti,Ta)3B4, was observed. Moreover, the nature of the binder was also modified, from the (Ti,Ta)Co2 brittle intermetallic compound (for cermets without boron addition) to ductile and tough (Ti,Ta)Co3 and α-Co phases (for cermets with boron addition). These modifications caused, as a general trend, the increase of hardness and toughness in cermets.

Effect of LiCl·H2O on Sintering Properties of MgO from Bischofite

2013 ◽  
Vol 813 ◽  
pp. 364-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Zhu Huang ◽  
Gui Min Lu ◽  
Jian Guo Yu
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Promoting Effect ◽  
Sintering Properties ◽  
Qarhan Salt Lake ◽  
Natural Brine

Effect of LiCl·H2O on sintering properties of MgO prepared from natural brine from Qarhan Salt Lake, crystalline bischofite and MgCl2·6H2O(AR) was studied. The results showed that LiCl·H2O of addition exceeded 1 wt% had promoting effect on sintering of magnesia prepared from MgCl2·6H2O(AR). While 1.5 wt% LiCl·H2O was added, the bulk density of magnesia was 3.40 g/cm3, and the relative density was 95.0%. With 0.5 wt% LiCl·H2O, the bulk densities of magnesia prepared from crystalline bischofite and brine were 3.04 and 3.10 g/cm3, and the relative densities increased by 8.4% and 14.8%, respectively. The main mechanism for promoting MgO sintering with LiCl·H2O was that Li2O produced by hydrolysis solubilized in MgO to form solid solutions and oxygen vacancies which were favorable to sintering. The main reasons for promoting sintering of brine magnesia with LiCl·H2O were solid solution and liquid phase sintering, while the main reason was solid solution for magnesia from crystalline bischofite and MgCl2·6H2O(AR).

Semiconducting BaTiO3 ceramic prepared by low temperature liquid phase sintering

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 660-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Zajc ◽  
M. Drofenik
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Positive Temperature Coefficient ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Positive Temperature ◽  
Sintering Aid ◽  
Ptcr Effect ◽  
Temperature Coefficient Of Resistivity ◽  
Temperature Liquid

Donor-doped BaTiO3 ceramics were prepared by adding PbO B2O3 SiO2 as a sintering aid. Semiconducting BaTiO3 was obtained at a sintering temperature of 1100 °C. The sintered samples exhibit the Positive Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity (PTCR) effect, which depends on the amount of liquid phase, the concentration of the donor-dopant, and the sintering temperature. The cold resistivity of the samples decreases when the sintering temperature increases. The increase of the grain boundary resistivity and hence of the cold resistivity at lower sintering temperatures was explained by applying the diffusion grain boundary layer model.

Formation of solid solutions between SiC and AlN during liquid-phase sintering

1996 ◽  
Vol 29 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Kook Lee ◽  
Hidehiko Tanaka ◽  
Hwan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering

Low Angle Grain Boundary Dewetting in Sapphire

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (S2) ◽  
pp. 384-385
Author(s):  
B.J. Hockey ◽  
M-K. Kang ◽  
S.M. Wiederhorn ◽  
J.E. Blendell
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Grain Boundary Wetting ◽  
Tape Cast ◽  
Single Boundary ◽  
Current Emphasis

The structure and composition of low angle grain boundaries produced in sapphire by a liquid phase sintering process were investigated by conventional and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (CTEM and HRTEM, respectively). Considering the current emphasis on producing ceramics with textured microstructures for various applications, the question of grain boundary wetting vs. dewetting has become a relevant issue to determining the microstructure development and the properties of these liquid phase sintered materials. Accordingly, the present study was designed to cover a wide range of tilt misorientations, twist misorientations, and boundary orientations.The boundaries were formed by the directed growth of two sapphire plates, both having nominal <0001>, , or surface orientations through an alumina tape-cast containing an anorthite composition glass phase. After an initial hot-pressing stage, followed by an anneal at 1600° C for 200 hours, the samples typically contained a single boundary delineated by isolated pockets of entrapped glass, Fig. 1.

The interaction between basal-twin boundaries and a glassy phase in α-Alumina compacts

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 570-571
Author(s):  
Yonn Kouh Simpson ◽  
C. Barry Carter
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Glassy Phase ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Boundary Mobility ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Strong Anisotropy ◽  
Grain Boundary Mobility ◽  
Polycrystalline Ceramics

Understanding the nature of glass/crystalline interfaces is not only of fundamental scientific interest but is directly relevant to the liquid-phase sintering of polycrystalline ceramics such as α-alumina. Faceting behavior of alumina in the presence of SiO2 glass has been of much interest in the field of sintering with respect to the grain growth and the grain boundary mobility during sintering. The study of grain boundaries containing a glassy phase in alumina compacts is difficult however, since many of the TEM techniques presently available for the identification of a glassy phase at grain boundaries can give ambiguous results due to grain boundary grooving. A method for systematically studying glassy / crystalline interfaces without such ambiguity is therefore needed. Part of this study of the interaction of grain boundaries in alumina with an anorthite-based glassy phase is presented here.Previous systematic studies4 of different low-index surfaces of single crystal alumina showed that there is strong anisotropy in the faceting behavior of alumina and in the mobility of these facets in the presence of an anorthite-based glassy phase.

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