Rui Hua Wang

Effect of Sintering Aids on the Properties of Porous YAG Ceramics

Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) with a chemical composition of Y3Al5O12 is an important advanced structural and functional material due to some excellent properties. The porous YAG ceramics were prepared via vacuum sintering technology, the effect of sintering aids on the properties of porous YAG ceramics were investigated in this paper. Through an analysis and discussion, the conclusions are that the porosity increases with the increasing sintering temperature from 1300°C to 1500°C, the pore is moved to the surface of sample, which forms the open pore to make the porosity increase, the more and bigger sintering neck is increased. Porous YAG ceramics are sintered at 1500°C, the regular outside shapes of porous YAG ceramic are kept using CaO and MgO as sintering aids, the outside shape of porous YAG ceramic is wrecked using Al2O3 as sintering aids, which shows the over fired phenomenon.

Synthesis Parameters of Ultrafine YAG Powder Materials via Hydrothermal Precipitation Method

YAG materials has a number of unique properties, the application is very extensive. In this paper, the superfine YAG powder materials were prepared by hydrothermal precipitation method. The influence of synthesis process on the morphology of the powder was investigated. The results showed that when the molar ratio of salt to alkali that Y3+: OH- is 1:8, the more uniform morphology of the particles can be prepared, when the molar ratio of salt to alkali is increased, the morphology of the particles will not change. The reaction time is longer, the particle size will be thicker. The smaller the concentration of Y3+ ions is, the larger the particle size will be small. The experimental results show that the rod-like particles have a poly-crystal structure at the reaction temperature of 200°C, reaction time of 2 days and the molar ratio of salt to alkali of 1:8. The diameter of the rod-like particles is most of the powders have a particle size of 1000 nm and a small amount of powder has a particle size of about 5000 nm. The purity of powder is higher through the test of XRD.

Densification Technique of Al2O3/Al Metal Ceramics Using Powder Metallurgy Method

In atmospheric environments, Al2O3 ceramics have good oxidation resistance in water, acid, and other solutions and suitable corrosion medium resistance. Al2O3 ceramics is one of the most widely used engineering ceramics. In this paper, Al2O3/Al cermet matrix composites were prepared by mixing a series of powders with aluminum and alumina powders as raw materials. The interface of Al2O3/Al cermet was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The densification process of Al2O3/Al cermet was then explored from the aspects of formulation, molding pressure, holding time, and sintering process. After mixing and dry pressing, 50 wt% Al and 50 wt% Al2O3 were appropriate for sintering. Following sintering and measuring density, density was improved under 20 MPa with a 20-minute holding time. Through a comparison of the sintering process, the interface structure was observed via scanning electron microscopy, which found that secondary sintering is conducive to improving the density of Al2O3/Al cermet.

Preparation of Tin Oxide Nanometer Thin Films by Hydrothermal Method

Given the shortage of energy reserves, new energy sources must be identified. In this regard, improving the efficiency of solar cell conversion and simplifying the solar cell technology have become the focus of research. In this study, tin oxide nanometer thin film was fabricated on FTO conductive glass as photocathode through hydrothermal method. The synthesis condition was regulated, and performance test was also conducted. Results show that the crystallization driving force, crystallization rate, and grain size of tin dioxide crystal increase with increasing alkali ratio, leading to disorganized accumulation of tin oxide. Under prolonged holding time, tin oxide crystal became complete, and the surface area of the crystal increased. The crystallization driving force and rate also increased with increasing salt concentration and accompanied by clutter of tin oxide. The optimized process condition included 1:4 molar ratio of salt to alkali, 0.05 mol/L salt concentration, 200 °C reaction temperature, and 8 days of reaction. The highest specific surface area of the tin oxide nanometer film was obtained under the optimized condition.

Effect of Molding Processing on Properties of Al2O3-Al Cermet Prepared via Powder Metallurgy Method

Cermet while maintaining the excellent properties of ceramic materials, but also have the advantages of a metal material, is an important new engineering materials. In this paper, Al-Al2O3 cermet is prepared using different molding process via the powder metallurgy method to study the properties of Al-Al2O3 cermet. The conclusions are shown the density of the initial and late increase is not obvious with the cermet body forming pressure increases, but the increase in density of 20-30MPa is more obvious. The density of the cermet material increases with prolonging holding pressure time is shown, the initial increase speed is faster, and the later growth rate becomes weaker. In the different molding pressure, the pressure is 40MPa and 15min, sintering temperature is 700°C and 1h, the sample density is 2.084g/cm3, the highest density, the best performance, aluminum and alumina distribution is the most uniform.

Effect of Sintering Aids Sorts on Properties of Prepared Al2O3-Al Cermet

Cermet while maintaining the excellent properties of ceramic materials, but also have the advantages of a metal material, is an important new engineering materials. In this paper, Al-Al2O3 cermet is prepared adding different sintering aids via the powder metallurgy method to study the properties of Al-Al2O3 cermet. The conclusions are shown the adding sintering aids can significantly improve the sintered density of Al-Al2O3 cermet. The sintering aiding effect of adding MgO is better than that of SiO2 and Y2O3, and the hardness and the strength of the sample are higher than those of samples with SiO2 and Y2O3, and the densification degree of Al-Al2O3 metal ceramic material is the best, the relative density is 94.8%, the surface hardness is 824HV. The flatness of the surface of the sample adding MgO shows that the bonding strength between aluminum powder and alumina powder is high. The prepared Al-Al2O3 cermet adding different sintering aids have higher density and fewer pores in the microstructure the prepared Al-Al2O3 cermet adding sintering aids has a package structure.

Preparation and Characterization of Al2O3-Al Cermet with Coated Microstructure Using Powder Metallurgy Method

Cermet includes the excellent properties of ceramic materials and the advantages of metal materials, so it is an important new engineering material. In this paper, Al2O3-Al cermet is prepared using different molding process via the powder metallurgy method to study the properties of Al2O3-Al cermet. The conclusion are shown the increasing density of Al2O3-Al cermet is not obvious with increasing the forming pressure of cermet body during the initial and late processing, but the increasing density is more obvious under the forming pressure for 20-30MPa. The density of cermet materials are increased with prolonging holding pressure time, the initial increase speed is faster, and the later growth rate becomes weaker. When the molding pressure is 30MPa, the holding time is 10min, the sintering temperature is 900°C, the holding time is 1h, the prepared Al2O3-Al cermet adding sintering aids has a coated microstructure, which indicates that the large number of particles is migrated on the grain boundary. The sample density is 2.26g/cm3, the density is highest, the distribution of Al2O3 and Al phase is the most uniform. The buried sintering method is more suitable for the preparation of Al2O3-Al cermet composites than the nudity sintering method.

Effect of Molding Pressure on Densification of Al 2 O 3 /Al Cermet Materials

Cermet materials is a important new engineering materials with the advantages of ceramics and metal materials. The Al2O3/Al cermet materials is prepared via the powder metallurgy method, the effect of sintering technology on properties of Al2O3/Al cermet materials is researched in this paper, which lay the base for preparing the high performance cermet materials. The results are shown through the study, the denstity of cermet is increased with an increasing moliding pressure, the sample density is 2.084g/cm3 as the pressure for 40MPa and the sintering temperature at 600¡æ, the density is higher, that is to say it is highest performance, the distribution of aluminum and alumina is most uniform. When the sintering temperature is higher, howerver, the molding pressure is lower, the lower density of the sample is shown, the aluminum is easier to overflow the surface of the sample.

Preparation of Superfine Alumina Powders via Hydrothermal Method

Superfine alumina has various excellent performance, superfine aluminum often used in metallurgy, aerospace, microelectronics and medicine, so the study of alumina has become a hot research at home and abroad, superfine alumina powder the body needs are also increasing. In this paper, superfine alumina powder were prepared by hydrothermal method, and to study the preparation process. The results show that the fibrous alumina particles gradually becomes granular with the increase of pH of the reaction, pH value of 9 to get a uniform particle size distribution and an average size of small powder particles. As the increasing calcination temperature, the alumina particles gradually grow, the homogeneous superfine particulate alumina powders is obtained under calcination temperature at 950¡æ. The better preferred process is that alkali molar ratio of 1:3, a concentration of 0.3mol/L, the reaction temperature at 200°C, calcination temperature of 950°C.

Densification Mechanism of Al2O3/Al Metallic Ceramics Prepared via Powder Metallurgy Method

Alumina ceramics with good mechanical and corrosion resistance, is one of the most widely used engineering ceramics. The aluminum has a high strength, high conductivity, high plasticity, etc. than aluminum ceramics used in more and more industries. In this paper, aluminum and alumina powder as raw material, mixing, forming, sintering and a series of processes for preparing the alumina/aluminum metallic ceramic materials, through performance testing and analysis can be found in the ratio of raw materials 50wt% Al, 50wt % Al2O3 relatively good moldability. After sintering, after measuring the density contrast is found better density in the pressing process pressure of 20MPa and holding pressure time for 20min. By comparing the sintering process, after the interface structure by scanning electron microscopy and found help improve density through the secondary sintering metallic ceramic materials.