Effect of Calcination Temperature on Phase Transformation and Microstructure of Al2O3/GdAlO3 Compound Powder Prepared by Co-Precipitation Method
A Coprecipitation Method Was Applied to Synthesize Al2O3/GdAlO3 Compound Powder, Using Ammonia as the Precipitator. Gadolinium Oxide and Aluminium Nitrate Were Used as the Raw Materials with the Eutectic Ratio( 77 mol% Al 3+ – 23 mol% Gd 3+ ). the Precursor Was Calcined at Different Temperatures from 1200 to 1600 °C. the Phase Identifications at Different Temperatures Were Characterized by X-ray Diffractometry (XRD). the Growth Morphology of Particles Were Investigated Using Field Emission Electro Microscopy (FE-SEM). the Results Reveal that GdAlO3 Crystallized Earlier than α-Al2O3. the Diffraction Peaks of α-Al2O3 Phase Were Observed after Calcination at 1300°C for 1 H. Metastable Phase Gd3Al5O12 Underwent Complete Decomposition at 1600°C for 1 H. Gadolinium Aluminate and α-Al2O3 Showed Different Growth Mechanism during the Calcination Process. the Average Grain Size of the Calcined Powder Increased from ~40 to ~900 Nm as the Calcination Temperature Increased from 1200 to 1600 °C.