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Effect of Impurities on Formation of Pores in Porous Alumina during Unidirectional Solidification

Journal Materials Science Forum (Volume 569)
Volume Eco-Materials Processing and Design IX
Edited by Byungsei Jun, Hyungsun Kim, Chanwon Lee, Soo Wohn Lee
Pages 313-316
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.569.313
Citation Shunkichi Ueno et al., 2008, Materials Science Forum, 569, 313
Online since January, 2008
Authors Shunkichi Ueno, Li Ming Lin, Hideo Nakajima
Keywords Glassy Boundary Phase, Impurity, Porous Alumina, Unidirectional Solidification
Abstract

A porous alumina with cylindrical pores was fabricated by unidirectional solidification under hydrogen gas flow (0.1 MPa) using alumina feed rods doped with silica, calcia or sodium oxide. The additives in the feed rods strongly affect the formation of porous structure during the solidification. The porosity increases with increasing silica content. The increase of porosity is enhanced by further addition of sodium oxide. The addition of calcia to the feed rod is effective on the homogenization of pore distribution. The porous alumina with 1mol%CaO and 20mol%SiO2 additives showed 50% porosity and homogeneous pores distribution.

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