ZrO2-mullite nano-ceramics were fabricated by in-situ controlled crystallizing from SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 amorphous bulk. The thermal transformation sequences of the SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 amorphous bulk were investigated by X-ray...ZrO2-mullite nano-ceramics were fabricated by in-situ controlled crystallizing from SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 amorphous bulk. The thermal transformation sequences of the SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 amorphous bulk were investigated by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectrum, scanning electron microscope and differential scanning calorimetric. And the mechanical properties of the nano-ceramics were studied. The results show that the bulks are still in amorphous state at 900 ℃ and the t-ZrO2 forms at about 950 ℃ with a faint spinel-like phase which changes into mullite on further heating. ZrO2 and mullite become major phases at 1 100 ℃ and an amount of m-ZrO2 occur at the same time. The sample heated at 950 ℃ for 2 h and then at 1 100 ℃ for 1 h shows very dense and homogenous microstructure with ball-like grains in size of 20-50 nm. With the increase of crystallization temperature up to 1 350 ℃, the grains grow quickly and some grow into lath-shaped grains with major diameter of 5 μm. After two-step treatment the highest micro-hardness, flexural strength and fracture toughness of the samples are 13.72 GPa, 520 MPa and 5.13 MPa·m1/2, respectively.展开更多
Al2O3-13%TiO2 （mass fraction） coatings, prepared by laser cladding on nickel-based alloy, were heated using high frequency induction sources. The coating microstructure and the interface between bond coating and cer...Al2O3-13%TiO2 （mass fraction） coatings, prepared by laser cladding on nickel-based alloy, were heated using high frequency induction sources. The coating microstructure and the interface between bond coating and ceramic coating were characterized by SEM, XRD and EDS. The results show that two-layer substructure exists in the ceramic coating： one layer evolving from fully melted region where the sintered grains grow fully; another layer resembling the liquid-phase-sintered structure consisting of three-dimensional net where the melted Al2O3 particles are embedded in the TiO2-rich matrix. The mechanism of the two-layer substructure formation is also explained in terms of the melting and flattening behavior of the powders during laser cladding processing. The spinel compounds NiAl2O4 and acicular compounds Cr2O3 are discovered in the interface between bond coating and ceramic coating. It proves that the chemical reactions in the laser cladding process will significantly enhance the coating adhesion.展开更多
The conditions of ZnO-Al2O3 aqueous suspensions and slip casting were optimized to obtain dense green compacts and further to obtain high density ZnO-Al2O3 ceramic composites.The Zeta potential of raw powders was meas...The conditions of ZnO-Al2O3 aqueous suspensions and slip casting were optimized to obtain dense green compacts and further to obtain high density ZnO-Al2O3 ceramic composites.The Zeta potential of raw powders was measured.ZnO and Al2O3 powders have lower Zeta potential than-45 mV commonly at pH 8-10.3 with polyacrylic acid(PAA)added.The influence of pH and the mass fraction of the additives on the stability and fluidity of the suspensions added with PAA and polyethylene glycol(PEG) was investigated by experiments of viscosity and sedimentation.The suspensions have the lowest viscosity and the best stability at pH 9 with 0.2%PAA(mass fraction).The maximum density of green compacts is 66.6%of theoretical density(TD)with compacting and homogeneous green particles.An ultrahigh density sintered compact(>99.6%TD)could be obtained after pressureless sintering at 1 400℃for 2 h.展开更多
Hexagonal boron nitride(h-BN)composite ceramics were prepared by hot pressing with the addition of Y2O3 and AlN.The effects of different Y2O3–AlN contents on microstructural evolution,mechanical properties and therma...Hexagonal boron nitride(h-BN)composite ceramics were prepared by hot pressing with the addition of Y2O3 and AlN.The effects of different Y2O3–AlN contents on microstructural evolution,mechanical properties and thermal diffusion coefficients of h-BN composite ceramics were investigated.The results indicate that Y2O3–AlN forms a liquid phase during the sintering process achieving a good wettability with h-BN grains.In pure h-BN ceramic and h-BN composite ceramic with 40 wt%Y2O3–AlN,the h-BN grains grow well when controlled through solid-phase and liquid-phase diffusion,respectively.With the increase in Y2O3–AlN content,mechanical properties and thermal diffusion coefficients of h-BN composite ceramics first decrease and then increase,and the properties of h-BN composite ceramic with 10 wt%Y2O3–AlN are the inflection points.Such properties are highly related to the phase compositions,porosity and microstructure.展开更多
ZrO2-Y2O3 ceramic coating was produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation （PEO） on ZAlSil2Cu3Ni2 alloy. The microstructure and phase composition of the coating were investigated by SEM and XRD.： The results show that...ZrO2-Y2O3 ceramic coating was produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation （PEO） on ZAlSil2Cu3Ni2 alloy. The microstructure and phase composition of the coating were investigated by SEM and XRD.： The results show that adding an appropriate amount of yttrium ion can improve the growing rate of ceramic coating at different oxidation stages and decrease arc voltage. The thickness of ZrO2-Y2O3 coating is 16 μn thicker than that of ZrO2 coating and the maximum oxidation rate improves by 0.6 μm/min. In addition, the arc voltage decreases from 227 to 172 V. It can be seen that the rate of oxidation firstly increases to some extent and then decreases with the content of yttrium ion increasing. The growth rate reaches the maximum while the content of yttrium ion is 0.05 g-L-1The maximum thickness is 90 μm.Compared to ZrO2 coating, the micropores of ZrO2-Y2O3 coating are less and the ceramic layer is repeatedly deposited by ZrO2 and Y2O3 ceramic particles. Meanwhile, the binding force between coating and substrate is better and the coating is uniform and compact. The ceramic layer is mainly composed of c-Y0.15Zr0.85O1.93□0.07, m-ZrO2, α-Al2O3, ,γ-Al2O3 and Y2O3. It is indicated that ZrO2 has beert fully stabilized by yttrium ion through the formation of solid solution.展开更多
Directionally solidified eutectic ceramics such as Al2O3/ZrO2 are promising structural materials for ap- plications in harsh environment with an ultrahigh temperature. In this work, through adopting assistant heating ...Directionally solidified eutectic ceramics such as Al2O3/ZrO2 are promising structural materials for ap- plications in harsh environment with an ultrahigh temperature. In this work, through adopting assistant heating laser 3D printing, Al2O3/ZrO2 eutectic samples were manufactured with suppressing the forma- tion of cracks. The dependence of the average rod spacing （λav） on the scanning rate （V） follows a relation with λavV0.5 = 1 μm1.5 s^-0.5. Typical eutectic microstructures, so-called complex regular, were analyzed with respect to its evolution with modulating the growth conditions. Formation mechanism of the solidifi- cation defect, shrinkage porosity, was discussed and the defect is found to be significantly suppressed by optimizing the solidification parameters. The maximum hardness and fracture toughness are mea- sured to he 16.7 GPa and 4.5 MPa m1/2, respectively. The interplay between the propagation of cracks and the Al2O3/ZrO2 interface is discussed.展开更多
β-β″-Al2O3precursor powder was successfully prepared by a solid-phase sintering method with Li2CO3, Na2CO3 （as the sources of Li20 and Na20, respectively） and β″-Al2O3 powder as the raw materials. The precursor...β-β″-Al2O3precursor powder was successfully prepared by a solid-phase sintering method with Li2CO3, Na2CO3 （as the sources of Li20 and Na20, respectively） and β″-Al2O3 powder as the raw materials. The precursor was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scan- ning electron microscope （SEM）. The results indicate that the amount of Na20 in the raw materials has a great effect on the formation of β″-Al2O3 in the β-β″-Al2O3 precursor. When Na20 content is 10 wt%, the content of β″-Al2O3 phase reaches the maximum value of 86.24 wt% in the precursor. The β-β″-Al2O3 ceramic was prepared from β-β″-Al2O3 precursor powder by isostatic pressing and burying sintering process. The conductive property of the β-β″-Al2O3 ceramic was examined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） method, and the density was measured by the Archimedes method. The results reveal that when 10 wt% Na20 was added, the sample exhibits the best performance with the lowest resistivity of 4.51.cm and the highest density of 3.25 g.cm 3. A solid electrolyte battery of PtlSnQ, Na2SnO3113 β-β″-Al2O3 Na CrO2, Cr2lO3 Pt was assembled by the β-β″-Al2O3 electrolyte tube to measure the open potential of the resulting battery, and the formation free energy of sodium stannate was calculated In the temperature range of 1273-773 K, the relationship between formation free energy of sodiumstannate and temperature was generated as follows：△GNa2SnO3 0=-1040.83＋0.2221T±7.54.展开更多
The bonding of β″-Al2O3 and pyrex glass to A1 matrix composites by anodic bonding process is achieved. The microstructure of the bonded interface and the joining mechanisms are analyzed with scanning electron micros...The bonding of β″-Al2O3 and pyrex glass to A1 matrix composites by anodic bonding process is achieved. The microstructure of the bonded interface and the joining mechanisms are analyzed with scanning electron microscope （SEM）, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer （EDX）. It is observed that the bonding region across the interface consists of the metal layer, oxide transitional layer and the ceramic layer, with the transitional layer composed of surface region and sub-surface region. The bonding process can mainly be categorized into anodic bonding process and solid state diffusing process. The pile-up of the ions and its drift in the interface area are the main reasons for anode oxidation and joining of the interface. The temperature, voltage and the drift ions in the ceramic or glass during the bonding process are the essential conditions to solid state diffusing and oxide bonding at the interface. The voltages, temperature, pressure as well as the surface state are the main factors that influence the anodic bonding.展开更多
The crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CAS) system glass-ceramics with addition of Y2O3 were investigated. The optimal sintering temperatures of all heat-treated glasses were altered...The crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CAS) system glass-ceramics with addition of Y2O3 were investigated. The optimal sintering temperatures of all heat-treated glasses were altered and the crystallization was accelerated with Y2O3 addition, and only wollastonite as a main crystalline phase was precipitated. The volume fraction of crystalline phase and density were increased with Y2O3 addition. The results suggest that the CAS glass-ceramics would get the lowest sintering temperature and optimal microstructure with the addition of Y2O3 by 3.25 %. The bending strength has a maximum due to the oriented and interlocked wollastonite crystal, which causes crack divert or blunts to limit the further development of the flaw size and increases the surface energy of fracture.展开更多
SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 glasses with different nucleating agents were crystallized under special processing schedule. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the glass-ceramics in SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 system were investiga...SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 glasses with different nucleating agents were crystallized under special processing schedule. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the glass-ceramics in SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 system were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and three-point bending method. The results show that ZrO2 is not an effective nucleating agent in SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 system, while TiO2 is effective for the separation of spinel, and P2O5 facilitates solubility of ZrO2 in glass and crystallization. The main crystalline phases of the glass-ceramics are spinel, anorthite and tetragonal zirconia. With the increase of ZrO2 content in the glass, glass-ceramics show higher bending strength （120MPa） than others.展开更多
基金Project(2003AA332040) supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China
文摘ZrO2-mullite nano-ceramics were fabricated by in-situ controlled crystallizing from SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 amorphous bulk. The thermal transformation sequences of the SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 amorphous bulk were investigated by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectrum, scanning electron microscope and differential scanning calorimetric. And the mechanical properties of the nano-ceramics were studied. The results show that the bulks are still in amorphous state at 900 ℃ and the t-ZrO2 forms at about 950 ℃ with a faint spinel-like phase which changes into mullite on further heating. ZrO2 and mullite become major phases at 1 100 ℃ and an amount of m-ZrO2 occur at the same time. The sample heated at 950 ℃ for 2 h and then at 1 100 ℃ for 1 h shows very dense and homogenous microstructure with ball-like grains in size of 20-50 nm. With the increase of crystallization temperature up to 1 350 ℃, the grains grow quickly and some grow into lath-shaped grains with major diameter of 5 μm. After two-step treatment the highest micro-hardness, flexural strength and fracture toughness of the samples are 13.72 GPa, 520 MPa and 5.13 MPa·m1/2, respectively.
基金Project (59975046) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Al2O3-13%TiO2 （mass fraction） coatings, prepared by laser cladding on nickel-based alloy, were heated using high frequency induction sources. The coating microstructure and the interface between bond coating and ceramic coating were characterized by SEM, XRD and EDS. The results show that two-layer substructure exists in the ceramic coating： one layer evolving from fully melted region where the sintered grains grow fully; another layer resembling the liquid-phase-sintered structure consisting of three-dimensional net where the melted Al2O3 particles are embedded in the TiO2-rich matrix. The mechanism of the two-layer substructure formation is also explained in terms of the melting and flattening behavior of the powders during laser cladding processing. The spinel compounds NiAl2O4 and acicular compounds Cr2O3 are discovered in the interface between bond coating and ceramic coating. It proves that the chemical reactions in the laser cladding process will significantly enhance the coating adhesion.
基金Project(50477044)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The conditions of ZnO-Al2O3 aqueous suspensions and slip casting were optimized to obtain dense green compacts and further to obtain high density ZnO-Al2O3 ceramic composites.The Zeta potential of raw powders was measured.ZnO and Al2O3 powders have lower Zeta potential than-45 mV commonly at pH 8-10.3 with polyacrylic acid(PAA)added.The influence of pH and the mass fraction of the additives on the stability and fluidity of the suspensions added with PAA and polyethylene glycol(PEG) was investigated by experiments of viscosity and sedimentation.The suspensions have the lowest viscosity and the best stability at pH 9 with 0.2%PAA(mass fraction).The maximum density of green compacts is 66.6%of theoretical density(TD)with compacting and homogeneous green particles.An ultrahigh density sintered compact(>99.6%TD)could be obtained after pressureless sintering at 1 400℃for 2 h.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFB0703200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51672060,51621091 and 51372050)。
文摘Hexagonal boron nitride(h-BN)composite ceramics were prepared by hot pressing with the addition of Y2O3 and AlN.The effects of different Y2O3–AlN contents on microstructural evolution,mechanical properties and thermal diffusion coefficients of h-BN composite ceramics were investigated.The results indicate that Y2O3–AlN forms a liquid phase during the sintering process achieving a good wettability with h-BN grains.In pure h-BN ceramic and h-BN composite ceramic with 40 wt%Y2O3–AlN,the h-BN grains grow well when controlled through solid-phase and liquid-phase diffusion,respectively.With the increase in Y2O3–AlN content,mechanical properties and thermal diffusion coefficients of h-BN composite ceramics first decrease and then increase,and the properties of h-BN composite ceramic with 10 wt%Y2O3–AlN are the inflection points.Such properties are highly related to the phase compositions,porosity and microstructure.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51401155)the School Foundation(No.XAGDXJJ1012)The Open Fund of Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices(No.ZSKJ201416)
文摘ZrO2-Y2O3 ceramic coating was produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation （PEO） on ZAlSil2Cu3Ni2 alloy. The microstructure and phase composition of the coating were investigated by SEM and XRD.： The results show that adding an appropriate amount of yttrium ion can improve the growing rate of ceramic coating at different oxidation stages and decrease arc voltage. The thickness of ZrO2-Y2O3 coating is 16 μn thicker than that of ZrO2 coating and the maximum oxidation rate improves by 0.6 μm/min. In addition, the arc voltage decreases from 227 to 172 V. It can be seen that the rate of oxidation firstly increases to some extent and then decreases with the content of yttrium ion increasing. The growth rate reaches the maximum while the content of yttrium ion is 0.05 g-L-1The maximum thickness is 90 μm.Compared to ZrO2 coating, the micropores of ZrO2-Y2O3 coating are less and the ceramic layer is repeatedly deposited by ZrO2 and Y2O3 ceramic particles. Meanwhile, the binding force between coating and substrate is better and the coating is uniform and compact. The ceramic layer is mainly composed of c-Y0.15Zr0.85O1.93□0.07, m-ZrO2, α-Al2O3, ,γ-Al2O3 and Y2O3. It is indicated that ZrO2 has beert fully stabilized by yttrium ion through the formation of solid solution.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81170983) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2015M572597)
文摘Directionally solidified eutectic ceramics such as Al2O3/ZrO2 are promising structural materials for ap- plications in harsh environment with an ultrahigh temperature. In this work, through adopting assistant heating laser 3D printing, Al2O3/ZrO2 eutectic samples were manufactured with suppressing the forma- tion of cracks. The dependence of the average rod spacing （λav） on the scanning rate （V） follows a relation with λavV0.5 = 1 μm1.5 s^-0.5. Typical eutectic microstructures, so-called complex regular, were analyzed with respect to its evolution with modulating the growth conditions. Formation mechanism of the solidifi- cation defect, shrinkage porosity, was discussed and the defect is found to be significantly suppressed by optimizing the solidification parameters. The maximum hardness and fracture toughness are mea- sured to he 16.7 GPa and 4.5 MPa m1/2, respectively. The interplay between the propagation of cracks and the Al2O3/ZrO2 interface is discussed.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51234009)
文摘β-β″-Al2O3precursor powder was successfully prepared by a solid-phase sintering method with Li2CO3, Na2CO3 （as the sources of Li20 and Na20, respectively） and β″-Al2O3 powder as the raw materials. The precursor was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scan- ning electron microscope （SEM）. The results indicate that the amount of Na20 in the raw materials has a great effect on the formation of β″-Al2O3 in the β-β″-Al2O3 precursor. When Na20 content is 10 wt%, the content of β″-Al2O3 phase reaches the maximum value of 86.24 wt% in the precursor. The β-β″-Al2O3 ceramic was prepared from β-β″-Al2O3 precursor powder by isostatic pressing and burying sintering process. The conductive property of the β-β″-Al2O3 ceramic was examined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） method, and the density was measured by the Archimedes method. The results reveal that when 10 wt% Na20 was added, the sample exhibits the best performance with the lowest resistivity of 4.51.cm and the highest density of 3.25 g.cm 3. A solid electrolyte battery of PtlSnQ, Na2SnO3113 β-β″-Al2O3 Na CrO2, Cr2lO3 Pt was assembled by the β-β″-Al2O3 electrolyte tube to measure the open potential of the resulting battery, and the formation free energy of sodium stannate was calculated In the temperature range of 1273-773 K, the relationship between formation free energy of sodiumstannate and temperature was generated as follows：△GNa2SnO3 0=-1040.83＋0.2221T±7.54.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50375105,No. 50671070)
文摘The bonding of β″-Al2O3 and pyrex glass to A1 matrix composites by anodic bonding process is achieved. The microstructure of the bonded interface and the joining mechanisms are analyzed with scanning electron microscope （SEM）, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer （EDX）. It is observed that the bonding region across the interface consists of the metal layer, oxide transitional layer and the ceramic layer, with the transitional layer composed of surface region and sub-surface region. The bonding process can mainly be categorized into anodic bonding process and solid state diffusing process. The pile-up of the ions and its drift in the interface area are the main reasons for anode oxidation and joining of the interface. The temperature, voltage and the drift ions in the ceramic or glass during the bonding process are the essential conditions to solid state diffusing and oxide bonding at the interface. The voltages, temperature, pressure as well as the surface state are the main factors that influence the anodic bonding.
文摘The crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CAS) system glass-ceramics with addition of Y2O3 were investigated. The optimal sintering temperatures of all heat-treated glasses were altered and the crystallization was accelerated with Y2O3 addition, and only wollastonite as a main crystalline phase was precipitated. The volume fraction of crystalline phase and density were increased with Y2O3 addition. The results suggest that the CAS glass-ceramics would get the lowest sintering temperature and optimal microstructure with the addition of Y2O3 by 3.25 %. The bending strength has a maximum due to the oriented and interlocked wollastonite crystal, which causes crack divert or blunts to limit the further development of the flaw size and increases the surface energy of fracture.
文摘SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 glasses with different nucleating agents were crystallized under special processing schedule. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the glass-ceramics in SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 system were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and three-point bending method. The results show that ZrO2 is not an effective nucleating agent in SiO2-Al2O3-ZrO2 system, while TiO2 is effective for the separation of spinel, and P2O5 facilitates solubility of ZrO2 in glass and crystallization. The main crystalline phases of the glass-ceramics are spinel, anorthite and tetragonal zirconia. With the increase of ZrO2 content in the glass, glass-ceramics show higher bending strength （120MPa） than others.
