ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Phase relationships in the Si3N4–SiO2–Lu2O3 system were investigated at 1850°C in 1 MPa N2. Only J-phase, Lu4Si2O7N2 (monoclinic, space group P21/c, a= 0.74235(8) nm, b= 1.02649(10) nm, c= 1.06595(12) nm, and β= 109.793(6)°) exists as a lutetium silicon oxynitride phase in the Si3N4–SiO2–Lu2O3 system. The Si3N4/Lu2O3 ratio is 1, corresponding to the M-phase composition, resulted in a mixture of Lu–J-phase, β-Si3N4, and a new phase of Lu3Si5ON9, having orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbcm (No. 57), with a= 0.49361(5) nm, b= 1.60622(16) nm, and c= 1.05143(11) nm. The new phase is best represented in the new Si3N4–LuN–Lu2O3 system. The phase diagram suggests that Lu4Si2O7N2 is an excellent grain-boundary phase of silicon nitride ceramics for high-temperature applications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2002.tb00545.x
