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Some New Aspects of Microstructural Design of β-Si3N4 Ceramics

  • M. Herrmann , I. Schulz , W. Hermel EMAIL logo , Chr. Schubert and A. Wendt
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 92 Issue 7

Abstract

A new possibility in tailoring microstructures and properties of silicon nitride ceramics is demonstrated by the use of fine b-Si3N4 powders. Fine powders were produced by a plasmachemical synthesis and by crystallisation of amorphous Si3N4 in the presence of an oxide nitride liquid. A wide range of microstructures can be obtained depending on sintering and powder characteristics. At low sintering temperatures microstructures consisting of nanosized, equiaxed grains were obtained, whereas at high temperatures or long sintering times microstructures consisting of fine needle like grains were formed. Microstructural analysis revealed a high anisotropic grain growth of the b grains in the fine grained materials.

Keywords: Silicon nitride; Microstructure; Fine grained materials; Liquid phase sintering
Prof. Dr. W. Hermel Fraunhofer IKTS Winterbergstr. 28, D-01277 Dresden, Germany Fax: +49 351 2553 600

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Günter Petzow on the occasion of his 75th birthday

  1. The authors are grateful to Dr. R. Brink (Bayer AG) for supplying the amorphous silicon nitride. The authors are grateful to the colleagues of the IKTS which take part in the technical completion of the paper especially A. Bales. They are indebted to the co-workers in the IKTS especially to Dr. T. Reich, A. Bales, M. Ilgen and K. Wern involved in research projects. The work is based on a project supported by the DFG (HE 2457/5-1).

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Published Online: 2022-02-11

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2001-0145
Keywords for this article
Silicon nitride; Microstructure; Fine grained materials; Liquid phase sintering

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  4. Aufsätze/Articles
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