Sintered-reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride Densified by a Gas Pressure Sintering Process - Effects of Rare Earth Oxide Sintering Additives

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sea-Hoon Lee ◽  
Jae-Woong Ko ◽  
Young-Jo Park ◽  
Hai-Doo Kim ◽  
Hua-Tay Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Rare Earth Oxide ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Sintering Additives ◽  
Process Effects ◽  
Gas Pressure Sintering

Effect of B4C Content on Densification Behavior of SiC-B4C Ceramics

2014 ◽  
Vol 997 ◽  
pp. 454-456
Author(s):  
Yun Long Zhang ◽  
Yu Min Zhang ◽  
Ming Hu ◽  
Xiao Gang Song
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Oxide ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Volume Shrinkage ◽  
Densification Behavior ◽  
Sintering Aids ◽  
Phase Constitution ◽  
Sintering Additives ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
Gas Pressure Sintering

The SiC-B4C multi-phase ceramics was fabricated by gas-pressure sintering technology. The rare-earth oxide Al2O3combined with Er2O3/SiO2was served as sintering aids. The results were shown that the combination of Al2O3/Er2O3/SiO2sintering additives were effective for densification of SiC-B4C multi-phase ceramics. The influence of B4C content on the phase constitution, microstructure and densification behavior of the SiC-B4C multi-phase ceramics were detailed. The lose weight and volume shrinkage rate of SiC-B4C multi-phase ceramics had similar evolvement trend when B4C content increased. Keywords: Gas-Pressure Sintering, SiC-B4C multi-phase ceramics, densification behavior.

Fracture Toughness of Si3N4 Based Ceramics with Rare-Earth Oxide Sintering Additives

2009 ◽  
Vol 409 ◽  
pp. 377-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Tatarko ◽  
Štefánia Lojanová ◽  
Ján Dusza ◽  
Pavol Šajgalík
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Rare Earth Oxide ◽  
Rare Earth Oxides ◽  
Crack Deflection ◽  
Indentation Fracture ◽  
Toughening Mechanisms ◽  
Sintering Additives

Fracture toughness of hot-pressed silicon nitride and Si3N4+SiC nanocomposites prepared with different rare-earth oxides (La2O3, Sm2O3, Y2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3) sintering additives have been investigated by Chevron Notched Beam, Indentation Strength and Indentation Fracture techniques. The fracture toughness values of composites were lower due to the finer microstructures and the lack of toughening mechanisms. In the Si3N4 with higher aspect ratio (Lu or Yb additives) crack deflection occurred more frequently compared to the Si3N4 doped with La or Y, which was responsible for the higher fracture toughness.

Microstructure and Properties of Sintered Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride with Aligned Whisker Seeds

2005 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 271-276
Author(s):  
Dong Soo Park ◽  
Byung Dong Hahn ◽  
D.-J. Baik
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Tape Casting ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sintering Additives ◽  
Si3n4 Whisker ◽  
Gas Pressure Sintering

Sintered reaction bonded silicon nitride with aligned whisker seeds was prepared by tape casting silicon slurry with 5 wt% b-Si3N4 whisker seeds followed by nitridation and sintering. Three different sintering additives were used for the samples; 7 wt% Y2O3, 6 wt% Y2O3 + 1 wt% Al2O3 and 5 wt% Y2O3 + 2 wt% Al2O3. The sample with 5 wt% Y2O3 + 2 wt% Al2O3 showed the fastest a to b phase transformation after nitridation and the highest fracture toughness and flexural strength after gas pressure sintering among the samples. It also had finer microstructure than the other samples after sintering at 2248 K and at 2273 K. The finer microstructure was related to the faster phase transformation after nitridation, which resulted in the higher flexural strength.

Defects Analysis of Large Size Silicon Nitride Balls Sintered by Gas Pressure Sintering

2010 ◽  
Vol 434-435 ◽  
pp. 61-63
Author(s):  
Feng Sun ◽  
Wei Ru Zhang ◽  
Ting Yan Tian ◽  
Xiang Hong Teng ◽  
Min Chao Ru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
The Core ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Defects Analysis ◽  
Gas Pressure Sintering

The sections of Φ55mm silicon nitride balls, sintered by gas pressure sintering were analyzed. The results show that temperature gradient during of the sintering process from the surface to the core of large size silicon nitride balls occurred because of the lower thermal conductivity of Si3N4. With the diameter increasing, the temperature gradient was more visible. The impurity of raw materials, such as free Si, free C and other metal oxides, like the SiO2 could produce gas, such as SiO, CO and so on, during the sintering process through the thermodynamic analysis. The producing gas exhausted more difficultly with the diameter of silicon nitride balls increasing. These factors were the most important to the defects of large size silicon nitride balls during the sintering process and made cracks and crescent on the surface of balls.

Effect of rare-earth species on the wear properties of α sialon and β silicon nitride ceramics under tribochemical type conditions

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 2750-2758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark I. Jones ◽  
Kiyoshi Hirao ◽  
Hideki Hyuga ◽  
Yukihiko Yamauchi
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Rare Earth Oxide ◽  
Lower Amount ◽  
Boundary Phase ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Sintering Additives ◽  
Nitride Ceramics ◽  
Worn Surfaces

The wear properties under low loads of β Si3N4 and α sialon materials sintered with different rare-earth oxide sintering additives have been studied under dry sliding conditions using block-on-ring wear tests. All the worn surfaces showed an absence of fracture and smooth surfaces with the presence of an oxygen-rich filmlike debris indicating tribochemically induced oxidation of the surfaces. Extensive grain boundary removal was observed on the worn surfaces thought to be due to adhesion between this silicate phase and the tribochemically oxidized surfaces. The resistance to such oxidation and the properties of the residual grain boundary phase are thought to be important parameters affecting the wear behavior under the present testing conditions. For both the β Si3N4 and α sialon materials, there was an increase in wear resistance with decreasing cationic radius of the rare earth, thought to be due to improved oxidation resistance, and this was more remarkable in the case of the sialon materials where the incorporation of the sintering additives into the Si3N4 structure results in a lower amount of residual boundary phase.

ChemInform Abstract: Hot Pressing of Silicon Nitride with Mixed Rare-Earth Oxide Additives

ChemInform ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. RAPOPORT ◽  
C. BRODHAG ◽  
F. THEVENOT
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Rare Earth Oxide

Development of High Performance Silicon Nitride Ceramics and their Applications

1992 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yo Tajima
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Future Prospect ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Sintering Additives ◽  
Nitride Ceramics ◽  
Engine Components

ABSTRACTProgress in sintering process and improvement of mechanical properties of silicon nitride ceramics are reviewed. Emphases are placed on contributions of advanced sintering techniques and better understanding of sintering additives and microstructure-properties relations. Current applications as engine components and cutting tools are described, and future prospect is considered.

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