简介:ThemagnesiabasedcurablespecimenswithdifferentSi3N4contentswerecastedusingsinteredmagnesite(w(MgO)=95%)asstartingmaterial,SiO2micro-powderasbinder,0.3%,4%and5%β-Si3N4powderreplacingtheequaladditionofmagnesiapowderrespectively.Theslagresistancetestwascarriedoutat1550℃for3husingBaosteeltundishslagandstaticcruciblemethod.Theresultindicatesthat:introducingSi3N4couldobviouslyimprovetheslagresistanceofMgObasedcastable,whichincreasedwithincreasingSi3N4.DenseSiO2sinteredlayerformedonthesurfaceofmagnesiabasedcastablebecauseoftheoxidationofSi3N4addition,whichcanpreventthefurtherslagpenetration.Inthedeepinnerofcastable,thepartial-pressureofoxygenwasverylow,soSi3N4canexiststably.Meanwhileinreducingatmosphere,Si3N4washardtobesintered,whichresultedinthelooseinteriorstructureofMgObasedcastable.
简介:Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.
简介:ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100~1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.
简介:DenseSi3N4BNcompositeceramicswerefabricatedbysparkplasmasinteringat1500,1600and1650℃under50MPafor5minusingSi3N4andBNpowdersasstartingmaterialsand2mass%Al2O3and6mass%Y2O3assinteringadditives.ThevolumefractionofBNinSi3N4BNcompositepowderswaschosenas10%,20%,and30%,respectively.TheresultsofXRDandSEMshowthatα-Si3N4completelyturnsintoβ-Si3N4whenthecompositeceramicsaresinteredat1650℃;theadditionofBNhindersthegrowthofSi3N4grains,refiningthestructure;VickershardnessandfracturetoughnessofthecompositeceramicsdecreasewiththeincreaseofBNcontent.
简介:TheeffectofTi(C,N)onpropertiesoflow-carbonMgO-Cbrickswasinvestigated.Thephasecompositionandthemicrostructureofthematrixoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickcontainingTi(C,N)werestudiedbyXRDandSEManalysistogetherwithEDS.TheresultsshowedthatTi(C,N)distributedinthematrixoflow-carbonMgO-Cbrickuniformlyafterbeingtreatedat1600℃for3hincokepowderbed,andTi(C,N)andMgOformedasolidsolution.Afterthetreatmentat1600℃for3hincokepowderbed,thebulkdensityandcoldcrushingstrengthoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickwithTi(C,N)decreased,andtheapparentporosityandlinearchangerateofspecimensincreased.Theoxidationresistanceoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickwithTi(C,N)wassuperiortothatoflow-carbonMgO-Cbrickwithnoadditives,butinferiortothatoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickwithAlpowder.TheslagresistanceofthespecimenwithTi(C,N)wasexcellentaswell.
简介:Thespecimenswerepreparedbymoldingthemixtureofsilicafume(w(SiO2)=94.5%;averageparticlesize:0.08μm)andsiliconnitride(≤0.074mm)withamassratioof11,carbonembeddedfiringat1300℃,1450℃,1500℃,1550℃and1600℃for3hinair,andthenwater-cooling,respectively.Themicrostructureandphasecompositionofthespecimenswereanalyzed.Theresultsshowthat:(1)silicafumereactsobviouslywithSi3N4formingSi2N2Oabove1550℃.TheedgesandcornersofSi3N4grainsbecomesmoothandtheSi3N4grainsdistributeinthecontinuouscementationphaseofSi2N2OformingthedensestructureofSi2N2OpackedSi3N4;(2)below1500℃,theedgesandcornersofSi3N4grainsareclear,Si2N2Odoesn'tform,andonlySiO2crystallizesfromsilicafumewhichhappensobviouslyat1300℃.
简介:TheeffectoftheadmixturesofAlandSimetalsandB4CandMgAlONcompoundsontheoxidationofMgO/Si3N4compositerefractoryhasbeenstudied,whichisapromisingcarbonfreerefractoryforsteel-makingapplicatlon.Thefourkindsofadmixturescanbeusedasanti-oxidantsforSi3N4,butthemixtureofAlandSiachievedthebestresult.Themixturecannotonlyplaytheroleasantioxidant,butalsoassistthesinteringprocessandhelpformdensesinteringlayer,improvingthepropertyofthecomposite.
简介:EffectofrareearthoxideonpropertiesofCaO-MgO-SiO2systembio-solubleceramicfibers.WangXitang,LiuHao,ZhangBaoguo,etal.(321-324).-Rareearthoxide,Ceramicfiber,Bio-solubility,Crystallizationbehavior-CaO-MgO-SiO2systembio-solubleceramicfibersweremadebymelting-spinningprocessusingnaturalwollastonite,talc,andquartzsandasmainstartingmaterials,andrareearthoxideasadditive.Theviscosityofthemelts,bio-solubilityandcrystallizationbehaviorathightemperaturesoftheceramicfiberswereinvestigated.Theresultsindicatethattheintroductionofrareearthoxide:(1)broadsthefiber-formingtemperaturerange;(2)reducesthesolutionspeedofCaO-MgO-SiO2systembio-solublefibersinlungliquidbutdoesn'tchangethebio-solubleattribute;(3)strengthensthenetworkstructureofthefibersandrestrainsthecrystallizationbehaviorathightemperatures.
简介:AnO'-Sialon-Al2O3compositerefractorywaspreparedbyinsitureactionofSi3N4-ZrSiO4-Al2O3mixturewithfusedaluminaaggregates.Densification,insitureactionprocedureandmicrostructureofthematerialwereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction,opticalandscanningelectronicmicroscopesandEDAX.
简介:Siliconcarbide(SiC)-alumina(Al_2O_3)-mullite(Al_6Si_2O_(13))compositepowderwassuccessfullysynthesizedat1550℃for5hviacarbothermalreductionreaction,andtheeffectsofvariousmassratiosofactivecarbontoflyash(0.38,0.44and0.58)onthephasecompositionandmicrostructureofproductswereinvestigated,andtheformationprocessofthepowderwasalsoanalyzedindetail.Theproductsmainlyconsistofβ-SiC,α-Al_2O_3,Al_6Si_2O_(13)andFeSi.IncreasingcarboncontentfavorsthedecompositionofAl_6Si_2O_(13)andformationofSiC.Theaverageparticlesizeofβ-SiCandα-Al_2O_3isabout1μmandthatofAl_6Si_2O_(13)is5-10μm.TheformationprocessofSiC-Al_2O_3-Al_6Si_2O_(13)powderincludesthedecompositionofmulliteinflyashandformationofSiC.