The porous ceramics based on Al2O3-TiO2/ZrO2-SiO2 from particle-stabilized wet foam by direct foaming were discussed.The initial Al2O3-TiO2 suspension was prepared by adding TiO2 suspension to partially hydrophobized ...The porous ceramics based on Al2O3-TiO2/ZrO2-SiO2 from particle-stabilized wet foam by direct foaming were discussed.The initial Al2O3-TiO2 suspension was prepared by adding TiO2 suspension to partially hydrophobized colloidal Al2O3 suspension with equimolar amount,to form Al2TiO5 on sintering.The secondary ZrO2-SiO2 suspension was prepared using the equimolar composition,and to obtain ZrSiO4,ZrTiO4,and mullite phases in the sintered samples,the secondary suspension was blended into the initial suspension at 0,10,20,30,and 50 vol%.The wet foam exhibited an air content up to 87%,Laplace pressure from 1.38 to 2.23 mPa,and higher adsorption free energy at the interface of approximately 5.8×108 to 7.5×108J resulting an outstanding foam stability of 87%.The final suspension was foamed,and the wet foam was sintered from 1400 to 1600 ℃ for 1 h.The porous ceramics with pore size from 150 to 400 μm on average were obtained.The phase identification was accomplished using X-ray diffraction (XRD),differential thermal analysis (DTA),and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA),and microstructural analysis was performed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).展开更多
文摘The porous ceramics based on Al2O3-TiO2/ZrO2-SiO2 from particle-stabilized wet foam by direct foaming were discussed.The initial Al2O3-TiO2 suspension was prepared by adding TiO2 suspension to partially hydrophobized colloidal Al2O3 suspension with equimolar amount,to form Al2TiO5 on sintering.The secondary ZrO2-SiO2 suspension was prepared using the equimolar composition,and to obtain ZrSiO4,ZrTiO4,and mullite phases in the sintered samples,the secondary suspension was blended into the initial suspension at 0,10,20,30,and 50 vol%.The wet foam exhibited an air content up to 87%,Laplace pressure from 1.38 to 2.23 mPa,and higher adsorption free energy at the interface of approximately 5.8×108 to 7.5×108J resulting an outstanding foam stability of 87%.The final suspension was foamed,and the wet foam was sintered from 1400 to 1600 ℃ for 1 h.The porous ceramics with pore size from 150 to 400 μm on average were obtained.The phase identification was accomplished using X-ray diffraction (XRD),differential thermal analysis (DTA),and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA),and microstructural analysis was performed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).