Sintering of silicon nitride with Mg-exchange zeolite additive (original) (raw)

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 2008

Abstract

The possibility of using Mg-exchanged zeolite as additive for densification of Si 3 N 4 ceramic was studied. The zeolitic precursor was previously heated at 800 °C to obtain an amorphous powder with a composition corresponding to MgO.Al 2 O 3 .nSiO 2 . The powder was mixed with Si 3 N 4 and the sintering additive was homogenized by attrition milling in the presence of isopropanol and finally compacted by cold isostatic pressure. Pushrod dilatometry was used to measure the shrinkage behaviour of green bodies under a nitrogen atmosphere from room temperature to 1500°C. The chemical reactions and phase evolution during pressureless sintering were also followed by means of X-ray and dilatometric analysis. Results show that the first liquid forms as low as 1070 °C, sharing in a significant reduction of sintering temperature. The final phase composition obtained at 1500°C consist of crystalline α-SiN 4 phase which is emended in oxynitride glassy phase The results show that the Mg-exchange...

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