ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A cost-effective route to synthesize β-SiAlONs from Si mixture by reaction bonding followed by post-sintering was investigated. Three different z values, 0.45, 0.92 and 1.87 in Si6-zAlzOzN8-z, without excess liquid phase were selected to elucidate the mechanism of both SiAlON formation and densification. For the RBSN(reaction-bonded silicon nitride) specimens, nitridation rate of more than 90% was achieved by multistep heating up to 1400oC in flowing 5%H2-95%N2 and residual Si was not detected by XRD analysis. Increase in density was observed with z values for the post-sintered specimens and this tendency was well explained by the presence of higher amount of transient liquid phase with larger z values. Measured z values of the synthesized -SiAlONs were nearly similar to calculated values using starting compositions. The slight deviation in the two z values was successfully explained by the reasonable assessment of nitriding and post-sintering process
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/58/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.403.95.pdf
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