Behavior of the Nano Alumina Powder Conformed by Slip Casting under Microwave Sintering

Abstract:

The effect of the transformation of phase in nanopowders of transition alumina has showed to be detrimental for the final characteristics of the consolidated materials. It was found that the complete transformation from gamma (γ-Al₂O₃) to alpha (α-Al₂O₃) alumina generated larger grain sizes and lower relative densities. This work studies the effect of slip casting preformed on the transformation phase of alumina during microwave sintering of α-alumina nanopowders. The sintering of the samples was carried out in a typical unimodal microwave furnace with a 2.5 GHz frequency. Sintering was carried out under air atmosphere at temperatures vary between 1100 and 1500 °C with heating rate of 100 and 200 °C/min and with a sintering plateau of 5 minutes. Sample characterization was performed by XRD, SEM, and TEM. The phase quantification was calculated using the Rietveld software from the XRD patterns. To have a good heating control in the microwave system it is possible by using slip casting to preform compact. It was observed that the heating rate has a strong effect on the phase transformations. Secondary phases like θ, θ’(x, y) appeared in samples sintered with a heating rate of 200 °C/min no matter the sintering temperature. Meanwhile the complete alumina transformation was found when sample were heating at 100 °C/min.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 793)
• Pages: 105-111
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.793.105
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: A. Arellano*, J. Lemus-Ruiz, D. Bouvard, L. Olmos
• Keywords: Microwave Sintering, Nanopowder, Slip Casting, γ-Alumina

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