Papers by Author: Ji Qiang Gao

Abstract: Low-fusing dental porcelain was fused on titanium surface. The adhesion between the titanium and porcelain was evaluated by three-point flexure test. It was shown that the failure of the titaniumporcelain predominantly occurred at the alloy-oxide interface. Rutile phase was present on the interface debonding from porcelain. The influence of corrosion on bonding strength was also investigated. The results suggested that, after being immersed in artificial saliva with pH of 2.7, 5.4 and 7.0, no decreasing of the bonding strength of Ti-porcelain occurred.

Abstract: The research investigated the mass loss in SiC crystal growth process by analyzing the effects of the content of Si appending in sources material, growth temperature, growth time and atmosphere pressure. The results indicate that mass loss of total system material (source material + crucible + crystal) and crucible augments with increasing of content of Si in sources material, growth temperature and growth time, but crystal mass gain increases. With increasing of atmosphere pressure, mass loss of system material decreases, crucible mass loss increases, crystal mass gain decreases. Si inclusions in crystal multiply with the increasing of the content of Si in source material.

Abstract: In this paper, highly porous Si3N4 ceramics with high strength, homogeneous microstructure were fabricated by introducing a proper amount of nanometer carbon in the Si3N4 slurry by gel-casting. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Archimedes water-displacement method and three-point bending tests were employed to analyze the microstructures and mechanical properties of the sintered bodies. It was shown by the XRD analysis that SiC particles were formed in the sintered bodies. The pillar β- Si3N4 morphology, homogeneous microstructure and the SiC particles as a reinforcement phase are the contributing factors for high porosity and good mechanical behavior.

Abstract: In this paper, porous Si3N4 ceramics were fabricated by carbothermal reduction between silicon dioxide and carbon. The influences of four types of sintering additives on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the porous Si3N4 ceramics were investigated. XRD analysis proved complete formation of a single-phase β-Si3N4. SEM analysis showed that the resultant porous Si3N4 ceramics occupied fine microstructure and a uniform pore structure. The sintered sample with Lu2O3 as sintering additive showed finer, a higher aspect ratio β-Si3N4 grains. The addition of Eu2O3 accelerated the densification of porous Si3N4 ceramics, decreased the porosity and increased the flexural strength.

Abstract: The aim of this investigation is to study the effect of SnO coatings on the bond strength between titanium and porcelain. The coatings were produced by sol-gel method and heat-treatment at 300°C. Once the coatings have been formed on the titanium substrates, self-made porcelain was fused. The specimens with pre-oxidation before porcelain fused were set as control group. It was shown SnO gel formed completely at 300°C and was composed by SnO and SnO2 in the form of a uniform film. The bond strength between titanium and porcelain of the specimens with SnO coatings was greater than those in control group statistically, which might prove that the coatings reduced the oxidation of titanium surface in the porcelain fusing progress. EDS result showed almost all fractures between titanium and porcelain occurred at the oxide layer. Si and Sn might attend the reaction at interface. It was concluded that the SnO coatings produced in this study can improved the titanium-porcelain bond strength.

Abstract: The influence of the amount of Pr6O11 additions on the microstructure and electrical properties of varistors ceramics in the ZnO-Bi2O3 system was investigated. Samples with a low level of Pr6O11 (0.1wt %) have high microstructural homogeneity, which enhances the nonlinear coefficient greatly, and decreases the leakage current without change of voltage ratio. When the Pr6O11 content reached 7wt%, the ZnO grain growth was restricted and the threshold voltage was improved from 275v/mm to 440v/mm. The additive of Pr6O11 changed the process of creating spinel phase, which came from the decomposition of pyrochlore phase. This type of small size phase has more dragging force on the ZnO crystal, which make the whole materials more uniform and compact.

Abstract: The electrical and structural properties of the mixture of Co3O4 and In2O3 were studied. All the samples were added with 2% nanocrystalline SiO2 and sintered at 1000°C for 2 hours. The sintered bodies of the samples were of high density and the average particle size was ~2μm. The materials showed the NTC behavior in a wide temperature range (100-350°C). The resistivity of the materials at room temperature decreased with increase the content of the In2O3 from 0% to 10%. The thermistor constant (B) values and activation energy(E) were 7835, 6637, 5903K, and 0.675, 0.572, and 0.509 eV as the content of In2O3 were 0%, 5% and 10%, respectively.

Abstract: SiC particles coated with nano-BN were synthesized and the machinable SiC/BN ceramic nano-composites were fabricated by Plasma Active Sintering (PAS) in N2 atmosphere. The existing and distribution of h-BN phase were revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and SEM. For the existing of weak interface between h-BN and SiC grains, the machinability of both SiC/BN micro-composites and nano-composites were improved obviously. Because the nano-sized h-BN crystals were homogeneously dispersed around the SiC grains of the matrix, the fracture strength of the nano-composites was better than the SiC/h-BN micro-composite.

Abstract: The oxidation behavior and electrical resistivity of reaction-bonded silicon carbide (RB-SiC) at high temperature (900 °C) had been studied in this paper. The results showed that the weight of RB-SiC would be increased when it was oxidized at 900
. The relationship between the weight-gain of RB-SiC and oxidation times followed the parabolic curve. The oxidation resistance of RB-SiC at 900
could increased by the increase of SiC particles sizes. But the electrical resistivity of RB-SiC had not affected by the oxidation at 900
. The oxidation mechanism of RB-SiC and the affecting factor on oxidation of RB-SiC were analyzed and discussed.

Abstract: The SiC/h-BN ceramic composites with different h-BN size were fabricated by Plasma Active Sintering (PAS) method. For the SiC/ nano-sized h-BN ceramic composites, when the h-BN content was increased, because the nano-sized h-BN crystals were homogeneously dispersed around the SiC grains of the matrix, the bending strength and fracture toughness of the composites decreased slowly, but the hardness decreased sharply, therefore the machinability and thermal shock resistance were improved noticeable.