Strength Improvement of Porous Ceramics by the Surface Infiltration of Strengthening Materials

Abstract:

One method of improving the strength of porous ceramics is to add Al₂O₃ in ceramic raw materials and then they must be sintered at high temperature for densification. However, the non-plastic property of Al₂O₃ leads to a decline in plasticity of clay body, thus severely interfering with forming process. Besides porous ceramics have fine cracks and pores distributed within porous ceramics, these fine cracks on the surface also result in weakening of the sintered body. In this study, we attempted to improve the strength while compensating for the weakness of porous ceramics by the surface infiltration of strengthening materials after the first sintering step at 900^°C. MgCl₂, Al (NO₃)₃, and KNO₃ were used as surface strengthening materials. The effect of Infiltration factors, solution concentrations (1-3 moles) and infiltration time (1-5 seconds) on the mechanical properties of the sintered body are investigated. When the strength was assessed after the second sintering step at 1250^°C, an 30% increase in strength was obtained with Al (NO₃)₃ infiltrated in a 3 mole solution for 5 seconds. An analysis of the crystal phase of the strengthened body revealed a higher intensity of the mullite phase arising from the infusion of surface strengthening materials. Consequently, the mullite phase led to a higher strength value.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 608)
• Pages: 26-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.608.26
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Geun Hee Kim, Jae Hwan Pee*, Jin Ho Kim, Woo Seok Cho, Hyung Tae Kim, Kyung Ja Kim
• Keywords: Bending Strength, Lightweight Ceramic, Mullite, Pore, Surface Strengthening

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