Using SiC, Al, Al_2O_3, ZrO_2 and Y_2O_3 as raw materials, based on chemical reactions those can cause expansion effect to compensate for the sintering shrinkage at elevated temperature among them, such as Al oxidizes...Using SiC, Al, Al_2O_3, ZrO_2 and Y_2O_3 as raw materials, based on chemical reactions those can cause expansion effect to compensate for the sintering shrinkage at elevated temperature among them, such as Al oxidizes to Al_2O_3, SiC converts to SiO_2, and their reaction productions react further to form mullite (3Al_2O_3·2SiO_2), a sort of tiny expansion composites were prepared and designed which can be used to repair macroscopic cracks of sintered ceramics. The total expanding extent can be adjusted by proportion of raw materials or control of sintering temperature. Filling this expandable ceramic ingredient in cracks of real ceramic part in a designed paste state, cracks could be repaired by a re-sintering process.展开更多
文摘Using SiC, Al, Al_2O_3, ZrO_2 and Y_2O_3 as raw materials, based on chemical reactions those can cause expansion effect to compensate for the sintering shrinkage at elevated temperature among them, such as Al oxidizes to Al_2O_3, SiC converts to SiO_2, and their reaction productions react further to form mullite (3Al_2O_3·2SiO_2), a sort of tiny expansion composites were prepared and designed which can be used to repair macroscopic cracks of sintered ceramics. The total expanding extent can be adjusted by proportion of raw materials or control of sintering temperature. Filling this expandable ceramic ingredient in cracks of real ceramic part in a designed paste state, cracks could be repaired by a re-sintering process.
