Pressureless sintering of a gelcast alumina ceramic


Bodur C.

25th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials and Structures, Florida, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 21 - 27 Ocak 2001, cilt.22, ss.75-82 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 22
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Florida
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-82
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this work pressureless sintering of a MgO doped alumina ceramic was investigated. Green alumina parts were made by gelcasting. Sintering was done at 1600degreesC in air for times 1 h, 3 h and 6 h. Sintered materials were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) for microstructural characterization. From the results of the density measurements; it was observed that the pressureless sintering for 1 h in an alumina furnace resulted in almost the full densification of this material. Materials, sintered for 3 h and 6 h in a furnace with graphite heating element, did not achieve the full densification. Microhardness measurements were done on the sintered materials for mechanical characterization.