Combining sintering additive with field assisted sintering,stereolithographical dense Si3N4 ceramics was successfully fabricated.Owing to a large amount of polymer during the stereolithography,the green parts have the...Combining sintering additive with field assisted sintering,stereolithographical dense Si3N4 ceramics was successfully fabricated.Owing to a large amount of polymer during the stereolithography,the green parts have the characteristics of low powder loading and high porosity.Adjusting the process parameters such as sintering temperature and soaking time can effectively improve the density of the specimens.The stress exponent n of all specimens is in a range of 1 and 2,which is derived from a modified sintering kinetics model.The apparent activation energy Qd of stereolithographic Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics sintered with applied pressures of 30 MPa,40 MPa,and 50 MPa is 384.75,276.61 and 193.95 kJ/mol,respectively,suggesting that the densification dynamic process is strengthened by raising applied pressure.The grain boundary slipping plays a dominating role in the densification of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics.The Vickers hardness and fracture toughness of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics are HV10/10(1347.9±2.4)and(6.57±0.07)MPaAbstract:Combining sintering additive with field assisted sintering,stereolithographical dense Si3N4 ceramics was successfully fabricated.Owing to a large amount of polymer during the stereolithography,the green parts have the characteristics of low powder loading and high porosity.Adjusting the process parameters such as sintering temperature and soaking time can effectively improve the density of the specimens.The stress exponent n of all specimens is in a range of 1 and 2,which is derived from a modified sintering kinetics model.The apparent activation energy Qd of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics sintered with applied pressures of 30 MPa,40 MPa,and 50 MPa is 384.75,276.61 and 193.95 kJ/mol,respectively,suggesting that the densification dynamic process is strengthened by raising applied pressure.The grain boundary slipping plays a dominating role in the densification of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics.The Vickers hardness and fracture toughness of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics are HV10/10(1347.9±2.4)and(6.57±0.07)MPa·m^(1/2),respectively.展开更多
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文摘Combining sintering additive with field assisted sintering,stereolithographical dense Si3N4 ceramics was successfully fabricated.Owing to a large amount of polymer during the stereolithography,the green parts have the characteristics of low powder loading and high porosity.Adjusting the process parameters such as sintering temperature and soaking time can effectively improve the density of the specimens.The stress exponent n of all specimens is in a range of 1 and 2,which is derived from a modified sintering kinetics model.The apparent activation energy Qd of stereolithographic Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics sintered with applied pressures of 30 MPa,40 MPa,and 50 MPa is 384.75,276.61 and 193.95 kJ/mol,respectively,suggesting that the densification dynamic process is strengthened by raising applied pressure.The grain boundary slipping plays a dominating role in the densification of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics.The Vickers hardness and fracture toughness of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics are HV10/10(1347.9±2.4)and(6.57±0.07)MPaAbstract:Combining sintering additive with field assisted sintering,stereolithographical dense Si3N4 ceramics was successfully fabricated.Owing to a large amount of polymer during the stereolithography,the green parts have the characteristics of low powder loading and high porosity.Adjusting the process parameters such as sintering temperature and soaking time can effectively improve the density of the specimens.The stress exponent n of all specimens is in a range of 1 and 2,which is derived from a modified sintering kinetics model.The apparent activation energy Qd of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics sintered with applied pressures of 30 MPa,40 MPa,and 50 MPa is 384.75,276.61 and 193.95 kJ/mol,respectively,suggesting that the densification dynamic process is strengthened by raising applied pressure.The grain boundary slipping plays a dominating role in the densification of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics.The Vickers hardness and fracture toughness of stereolithographic Si3N4 ceramics are HV10/10(1347.9±2.4)and(6.57±0.07)MPa·m^(1/2),respectively.