Study on Microstructures of Micron Si_3N_4 Composite Ceramic with Addition of Nano SiC and SiC Whisker

The microstructures and crack propagating characteristic of Si 3N 4 (μ)/SiC (n, w) composite ceramic were studied with AEM. The Si 3N 4 (μ)/SiC (n, w) composite ceramic consists of β Si 3N 4, β SiC, a small amount of α Si 3N 4 and α SiC, and amorphous phase. Most of Si 3N 4 grains were equiaxed crystal and also there were some bulky columnar ones. Most of SiC particles and SiC whiskers distributed at the Si 3N 4 grain boundaries and a few of smaller SiC particles in the Si 3N 4 grains. Most of amorphous structure was in the junction of several Si 3N 4 grains and thin amorphous layer was observed only at a few of Si 3N 4 boundaries. Failured cracks propagated mainly along the boundaries of the Si 3N 4 grains and partially passed through Si 3N 4 grains. The path of crack propagating might change, branching and twisting of the cracks might occur when the expanding crack meet the SiC particle and/or SiC whisker. Effect of the microstructure on strength and toughness of the composite ceramic was briefly discussed.

Fabrication of Fine-Grained Si_3N_4-Si_2N_2O Composites by Sintering Amorphous Nano-sized Silicon Nitride Powders

Si3N4-Si2N2O composites were fabricated with amorphous nano-sized silicon nitride powders by the liquid phase sintering （ LPS ）. The Si2 N2O phase was generated by an in-situ reaction 2 Si3 N4 （ s ） ＋ 1.5 02 （ g ） = 3 Si2 N2O （ s ） ＋ N2 （ g ） . The content of Si2 N2 O phase up to 60% in the volume was obtained at a sintering temperature of 1 650℃ and reduced when the sintering temperature increased or decreased, indicating the reaction is reversible. The mass loss, relative density and average grain size increased with increasing the sintering temperature. The average grain size was less than 500 nm when the sintering temperature was below 1 700 ℃. The sintering procedure contains a complex crystallization and a phase transition ： amorphous silicon nitride→equiaxial α- Si3 N4→ equiaxial β- Si3 N4→ rod- like Si2 N2O→ needle- like β- Si3N4 . Small round-shaped β→ Si3 N4 particles were entrapped in the Si2 N2O grains and a high density of staking faults was situated in the middle of Si2 N2O grains at a sintering temperature of 1 650 ℃. The toughness inereased from 3.5 MPa·m^1/2 at 1 600 ℃ to 7.2 MPa· m^1/2 at 1 800 ℃ . The hardness was as high as 21.5 GPa （Vickers） at 1 600 ℃ .

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Si_3N_4 Composites Containing SiC Platelet

Hoppressed Si3N4/SiC platelet composites had been investigated with respect to their microstructure and mechanical properties. The results indicate that Vickers hardness, elastic modulus and fracture toughness of the composites were increased by the addition of SiC platelet until the content up to 20 vol pct. A slight decrease in flexural Strength was measured at room temperature with increasing SiC platelet content. The high temperature flexural strength tests at 1150, 1250, and 1350℃ were conducted. It was found that the flexural strength at elevated temperature was degraded with the rising temperature, and the downward trend of flexural strength for the composite containing 10 vol. pct SiC platelet was less. The results indicate that SiC platelet had a positive influence on the high temperature strength. Effects of SiC platelet reinforcement were presented

Effect of Y_2O_3, CeO_2 on Sintering Properties of Si_3N_4 Ceramics

The effect of rare earth oxides Y 2O 3 or CeO 2 on sintering properties of Si 3N 4 ceramics was studied and the mechanism of assisting action during sintering was analyzed. The results indicate that the best sintering properties appear in Si 3N 4 ceramics with 5% Y 2O 3 or 8% CeO 2. Secondary crystallites are formed at grain boundaries after heat treatment, which decreases the amount of glass phase and contributes to the improvement of high temperature mechanical properties of silicon nitride.

Processing and performance of 2D fused-silica fiber reinforced porous Si_3N_4 matrix composites

Two-dimension （2D） fused-silica fiber reinforced porous silicon nitride matrix composites were fabricated using slurry impregnation and cyclic infiltration with colloidal silica sol. The microstructure and fracture surface were characterized by SEM, the mechanical behavior was investigated by three-point bending test, and the dielectric constant was also measured by impedance analysis. The microstructure showed that the fiber and the matrix had a physical bonding, forming a clearance interface. The mechanical behavior suggested that the porous matrix acted as crack deflection, and the fracture surface had a lot of fiber pull-out. However, the interlaminar shear strength was not so good. The dielectric constant of the composites at room temperature was about 2.8-3.1. The relatively low dielectric constant and non-catastrophic failure indicated the potential application in the radome materials field. 2008 University of Science and Technology Beijing. All rights reserved.

Fabrication and characterization of SiO_(2(f))/Si)_3N_4 composites

A silicon dioxide fiber-reinforced silicon nitride matrix （SiOJSi3N4） composite used for radomes was prepared by chemical vapor infiltration （CVI） process using the SiCl4-NH3-H2 system. The effects of the process conditions, including infiltration temperature, infiltration time, and gas flux were investigated. The energy dispersion spectra （EDS） result showed that the main elements of this composite contained Si, N, and O. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） results indicated that phases of the composite before and after treatment at 1350℃ were all amorphous. A little fiber pull-out was observed on the cross section of the composite by scan electron microscope （SEM）. As a result, the composite exhibited good thermal stability, but an appropriate interface was necessary between the fiber and the matrix.

hBN含量对Si_3N_4-hBN复相陶瓷性能和微观结构的影响

利用纳米级粉体经热压烧结制备了Si_3N_4-hBN复相陶瓷,研究了hBN含量对Si_3N_4-hBN复相陶瓷致密度、力学性能、摩擦学性能、微观结构的影响。用阿基米德排水法、三点弯曲法和维氏压痕法测量材料的致密度、力学性能;用摩擦磨损试验机测试材料的摩擦学性能;用XRD、EDAX和SEM、LSCM分析观察材料的物相组成和微观结构。研究结果表明,随着hBN含量的增加,复相陶瓷的密度将会持续下降,气孔率先是急剧上升,然后趋于平缓,力学性能持续下降,干摩擦条件下复相陶瓷与GCr15配副的摩擦学性能呈现先提高后降低的趋势,当hBN含量低于20wt%时,随着hBN含量的增加,摩擦系数和磨损率逐渐减小;当hBN含量大于20wt%时,摩擦系数和磨损率急剧增大;hBN含量为20wt%时,获得最低的摩擦系数为0.31。hBN的引入直接影响Si_3N_4-hBN复相陶瓷的微观组织结构,进而影响复合陶瓷的力学性能和摩擦学性能。

INTERFACIAL REACTION BEHAVIOUR AND JOINT STRENGTH OF TiC_p/Si_3N_4 COMPOSITE BONDED WITH Al FOIL

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Bonding of Silicon Nitride Ceramic Composite with RE_2O_3Al_2O_3SiO_2 Glass Solders

Liquid bonding of Si 3N 4 ceramic composite was carried out with RE 2O 3 Al 2O 3 SiO 2 glass solders. The effect of bonding conditions and interfacial reaction on the joint strength was studied. The joint strength under different bonding conditions was measured by four point bending tests. The interfacial microstructures were observed and analyzed by SEM, EPMA and XRD. It is shown that the liquid glass solders react with Si 3N 4 at interface, forming the Si 3N 4/Si 2N 2O/Y(La) sialon glass/Y(La) sialon glass gradient interface. With the increase of bonding temperature and holding time, the joint strength first increased reaching a peak, and then decreased. According to microanalyses, LaYO 3 precipitated from joint glass improves joint strength at room and high temperature.

High Temperature Creep behaviour of a Si_3N_4 Whisker Reinforced Al-Fe-V-Si Composite

The creep behaviour of β-Si3N4 whisker reinforced Al-8.5Fe-1.3V-1.7Si composite has been investigated at the temperature 773 and 823 K. The results are characterized by high stress exponent and high apparent creep activation energy The creep data can be interpreted based on the incorporation of a threshold Stress and a load transfer coefficient into the power-law creep equation. A good correlation between the normalized creep rate and normalized effective stress is available which demonstrates that the creep behaviour of both the alloy and the composite is controlled by the matrix lattice self-diffusion in AI. EXamination on microstructure shows that edge dislocations exist at the interfaces between two adjacent whiskers and the intedeces emit edge dislocations in parallel paired-columns.

Solid-liquid state pressure bonding of Si_3N_4 ceramics with aluminum based alloys and its mechanism

Solid liquid state pressure bonding of Si 3N 4 ceramics with aluminum based alloys, which contain a small amount of intermetallic compounds Al 3Ti or Al 3Zr, was investigated. With this new method, the heat resistant properties of the bonding zone metal are improved, and the joints’ strengths at high temperature is increased. The joints’ shear strength at room temperature and at 600 ℃ reach 126～133 MPa and 32～34 MPa, respectively, with suitable bonding pressure. The reaction between aluminum and Si 3N 4 ceramics, which produces Al Si N O type compounds is the dominant interfacial reaction, while the reactions between the second active element Ti or Zr in the aluminum based alloys and Si 3N 4 ceramics also occur to some extend. [

Si_3N_4-hBN复相陶瓷材料在海水环境中的摩擦学特性研究

通过热压烧结制备不同含量hBN的Si_3N_4复相陶瓷材料,利用MMW-1立式万能摩擦磨损试验机研究Si_3N_4-hBN复相陶瓷材料与Ti6Al4V钛合金在海水环境下的摩擦学性能,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)来观察分析材料的磨损形貌;同时采用EDS能谱仪对摩擦表面的元素分布进行定性分析并且对摩擦表面膜的元素分布进行定性分析.结果表明,hBN的加入降低了Si_3N_4陶瓷材料的物理力学性能;海水环境,20 N、1 000r/min条件下,纯氮化硅(0.467,1.01×10-5 mm^3/Nm)的摩擦因数和磨损率高于hBN含量为5%(0.411,5.58×10-6mm^3/Nm)和10%(0.417,6.55×10-6 mm^3/Nm)的Si_3N_4复相陶瓷材料,低于hBN含量为20%(0.505,2.07×10-5 mm^3/Nm)和30%(0.485,1.34×10-5 mm^3/Nm)的Si_3N_4复相陶瓷材料.当hBN含量为5%时,摩擦配副的摩擦因数和磨损率均最低,表明了Si_3N_4-5 wt.%hBN具有良好的摩擦学性能,这归因于TC4盘试样表面生成了具有润滑作用的SiO_2、TiO_2、Fe_2O_3、Al(OH)3和Mg(OH)2等物质,该物质不仅能改善配副摩擦的摩擦因数,还对摩擦表面起到了一定的保护作用.

AlSi11/ Si₃N₄Interpenetrating Composites Tribology Properties of Aluminum Matris Composites

In present work, the metal-ceramic interpenetrating composites (IPCs) as AlSi11/ Si3N4 are fabricated by infiltrating technique. IPCs exhibit special characterization of brittle ceramic reinforced phase introduced by ductile metal matrix phase. During the sliding wear processes, IPCs exhibit four wear mechanism such as initial adhesive wear, mixed adhesive and abrasive wear, adhesive wear and final abrasive wear. Reinforcements inhibit plastic flow and restrict propagation of wear cracks. Increase in the volume fraction of reinforcement leads to improvement in the wear resistance. Under higher load and lower round speed conditions, the friction coefficients are lower than that of relative conditions.

Effect of the Fourth Element on Bonding of Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Y_2O_3-Al_2O_3-SiO_2 Glass Solders

Bonding of Si 3N 4 ceramic was performed with Y 2O 3 Al 2O 3 SiO 2(YAS) X glass solders,which were mixed with TiO 2 (YT) and Si 3N 4 (YN), respectively. The effects of bonding conditions and interfacial reaction on the joint strength were studied. The joint strength in different bonding conditions was measured by four point bending tests. The interfacial microstructures were observed and analyzed by SEM, EPMA and XRD. It is shown that with the increase of bonding temperature and holding time, the joint strength increases reaching a peak, and then decreases. When TiO 2 is put into YAS solder,the bonding interface with Si 3N 4/(Y Sialon glass+TiN)/TiN/Y Sialon glass is formed. When YAS solder is mixed with Si 3N 4 powder, the interfacial residual thermal stress may be decreased, and then the joint strength is enhanced. According to microanalyses, the bonding strength is related to interfacial reaction.

Moisture-proof and Enhanced Effect of Inorganic Coating on Porous Si_3N_4 Ceramic

Inorganic coating was fabricated on the surface of the porous Si3N4 ceramic by polymer derived（PD） and spraying technology, via using vinyl-polysilazane（PSN-1） as a preceramic polymer and Si3N4 and lithium aluminosilicate（LAS） powders as fillers. The phase and microstructure of the coatings were analyzed by X-ray diffraction（XRD） analysis and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, respectively. The effect of the coatings on mechanical property and humidity resistance of the porous Si3N4 ceramic was investigated. The experimental results showed that we successfully fabricated the uniform and dense coating which preferably combined with the substrate upon the addition of fillers. The bending strength of the porous Si3N4 ceramic sprayed the coating increased by more than 18%, and the surface hardness increased by 1.7 times. The apparent porosity of the materials reduced by an average of 97.7%, and water absorption was below 0.5%. Therefore, the prepared coating with preferable density had an obviously moisture-proof and enhanced effect on the porous Si3N4 ceramic.

OBSERVATION ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF SINTERED Si_3N_MgO-CeO_2 CERAMICS

The microstructure of the pressureless sin-tered Si3N4 ceramics with MgO-CeO2 has been studied by TEM. The glassy phase is observed and confirmed directly by microdiffraction. EDAX analysis results show that the main function of the CeO2 lies in the glass phase which hardly contains any MgO. The cerium silicate galssy phase is good to wet Si3N4 and MgO-CeO2 is a most effective sintering aid for Si3N4. Excessive grain growth occurs at above 1850℃, which is harmful to the mechanical properties. Mi-crocracks and dislocations are observed in the excessive large grains.

Effect of Metallurgical Behaviour at the Interface between Ceramic and Interlayer on the Si_3N_4/1.25Cr-0.5Mo Steel Joint Strength

By using newly developed CuNi5~25Ti16~28 B rapldly solidifled brazing filler the joining of Si3 N4/1.25Cr-0.5Mo steel has been carried out with interlayer method. If employing the interlayer structure of steel (0.2 mm)/W (2.0 mm)/Ni(0.2 mm), the joint strength can be increased greatly compared with employing that of Ni/W/Ni, and the three point bend strength of the Joint shows the value of 261 MPa. The metallurgical behaviour at the interface between Si3N4 and the interlayer has been studied. It is found that Fe participated in the interfacial reactions between Si3N4 and the brazing filler at the Si3N4/steel (0.2 mm) interface and the compound Fe5Si3 was produced. However, since the reactions of Fe with the active Ti are weaker than those of Ni with Ti, the normal inter facial reactions were still assured at the interface of Si3N4/steel (0.2 mm) instead of Si3N4/Ni (0.2 mm), resulting in the improvement of the joint strength. The mechanism of the formation of Fe5Si3 is also discussed. Finally, some ideas to further ameliorate and simplify the interlayer structure are put forward.

新型Si_3N_4/TiC_(nano)复合陶瓷材料的制备及性能

本文利用热压烧结方式制备了新型Si3N4/TiCnano复合陶瓷材料,对材料的配方及烧结工艺进行了优化,采用XRD、SEM等手段分析了材料的微观结构,研究了烧结条件对材料性能的影响机理。结果表明,所研究的材料具有良好的力学性能。

细晶Si_3N_4/Al_2O_3复合陶瓷

用热压法制备了 Si3N4 / Al2 O3细晶复合陶瓷 ,研究了热压过程中出现的氧化、致密性、相变等现象 ,讨论了热压温度对材料的力学性能及相组成的影响。结果表明 ,热压 Si3N4 / Al2 O3复合陶瓷需在氮气保护下进行 ,热压温度保持在 130 0℃左右为佳 ,热压温度越高 ,致密度下降 ,晶粒明显粗化 ,力学性能下降 。

用Y_2O_3Al_2O_3SiO_2Si_3N_4钎料连接氮化硅复相陶瓷

研究了用Ｙ２Ｏ３Ａｌ２Ｏ３ＳｉＯ２Ｓｉ３Ｎ４ 钎料对氮化硅复相陶瓷的连接． 对连接界面进行ＳＥＭ、ＥＰＭＡ和ＸＲＤ分析．接头强度随着保温时间、连接温度的增加而逐渐增加． 在达到峰值后，连接强度逐渐降低．在ＹＡＳ钎料中添加氮化硅， 可以降低接头界面的热应力，改善接头强度． 微观分析表明：接头强度的变化主要与界面反应和界面孔洞损伤有关．