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Non-Oxide Ceramic Nanocomposites with Multifunctionality

Journal Key Engineering Materials (Volume 403)
Volume SiAlONs and Non-oxides
Edited by Katsutoshi Komeya, Yi-Bing Cheng, Junichi Tatami and Mamoru Mitomo
Pages 45-48
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.403.45
Citation Takafumi Kusunose et al., 2008, Key Engineering Materials, 403, 45
Online since December, 2008
Authors Takafumi Kusunose, Tohru Sekino
Keywords Aluminium Nitride (AlN), Boron Nitride, Electric Conductivity, Electric Discharge Machining (EDM), Grain Boundary, High Thermal Conductivity, Machinability, Nanocomposite
Abstract

Two types of Aluminum nitride (AlN) based ceramic nanocomposite with multifunctionality were investigated to improve machinability or electrical conductivity of AlN ceramics with high thermal conductivity. The AlN/BN nanocomposite was fabricated by hot-pressing AlN-BN composite powder, which was prepared by reducing and heating AlN particles containing a mixture of boric acid, urea and carbon. The nanocomposite containing 20 vol.% BN showed high strength, good machinability and relatively high thermal conductivity. On the other hand, the sintered AlN ceramics with CeO2 as an additive indicated high thermal conductivity and electric conductivity which is possible for electric discharge machining.

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