TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of heat-treatment on the performance of sub-micron SiCp-reinforced α-β sialon composites
T2 - II. Heat-treatment studies
AU - Liu, Q.
AU - Gao, L.
AU - Yan, D. S.
AU - Mandal, H.
AU - Thompson, D. P.
PY - 1997/2
Y1 - 1997/2
N2 - The effects of heat-treatment on α → β sialon transformation in dense, agglomerate-free Ln-sialon/ SiCp(Ln=Nd, Yb) composites are reported. The stability of the α-sialon phase is not only dependent on the temperature and time of heat-treatment, but also on the kind of additive and the amount of SiC particles. In Nd-densified samples, the a-sialon phase is very unstable at 1450°C and transforms almost totally to the β phase with the Nd-M (melilite) phase and NdAlO3 as grain-boundary crystalline phases. In contrast, Yb3+-densified samples show good stability for the a-sialon phase at 1450°C, with only a small amount of β-sialon produced. The crystalline grain-boundary phases produced in this case are Yb-garnet, and Yb-J-phase.
AB - The effects of heat-treatment on α → β sialon transformation in dense, agglomerate-free Ln-sialon/ SiCp(Ln=Nd, Yb) composites are reported. The stability of the α-sialon phase is not only dependent on the temperature and time of heat-treatment, but also on the kind of additive and the amount of SiC particles. In Nd-densified samples, the a-sialon phase is very unstable at 1450°C and transforms almost totally to the β phase with the Nd-M (melilite) phase and NdAlO3 as grain-boundary crystalline phases. In contrast, Yb3+-densified samples show good stability for the a-sialon phase at 1450°C, with only a small amount of β-sialon produced. The crystalline grain-boundary phases produced in this case are Yb-garnet, and Yb-J-phase.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0955-2219(96)00101-X
DO - 10.1016/S0955-2219(96)00101-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041761950
SN - 0955-2219
VL - 17
SP - 587
EP - 592
JO - Journal of the European Ceramic Society
JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society
IS - 4
ER -