Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 47-52.DOI: 10.15541/jim20150142

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Effect of La, Y Additions on ZrO2-mullite Nano-composite Ceramics by In-situ Controlled Crystallizing from Si-Al-Zr-O Amorphous Bulk

TAN Xiao-Ping1, QI Li-Ping1, 2, LIANG Shu-Quan1   

  1. (1. Key Laboratory for Nonferrous Metal Materials of the Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineer, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; 2. Science and Technology Department, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China)
  • Received:2015-03-23 Revised:2015-05-28 Published:2016-01-20 Online:2015-12-15

Abstract:

Effects of Y2O3 and La2O3 doping on ZrO2-mullite nano-composite ceramics, prepared by in-situ controlled crystallizing from the Si-Al-Zr-O amorphous bulk, were revealed by means of DSC, XRD, SEM and TEM technologies. The results indicate that the addition of Y2O3 and La2O3 (Y2O3 <1.8wt% and La2O3 <4wt%) can effectively reduce the melting temperatures of Si-Al-Zr-O based amorphous, limit the devitrification phenomenon and is beneficial for the formation of amorphous during cooling process, without changing the main crystalline phase precipitation. For Y2O3 single doping, Y is mainly dissolved in the zirconium oxide, stabilizes t-ZrO2, and inhibits precipitation of the cordierite, and exerts little effect on the grain size. For both Y2O3 and La2O3 mixed doping, Y and La mainly locate in the glass phase, strengthen the grain boundary, of which La promotes the grain growth of ZrO2 and mullite. The appropriate doping amount of Y2O3 and La2O3 should be in the range of 1.0wt%-2.0wt% and 0.6wt%-1.2wt%, respectively.

Key words: doping, amorphous, microstructure changes

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