Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al2O3/Ni Cermet

LI Guo-Jun1,2; HUANG Xiao-Xian2; GUO Jing-Kun2   

  1. 1.Department of Materials Science & Engineering; Dalian Railway University Dalian 116028; China; 2. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:2003-05-27 Revised:2003-07-04 Published:2004-05-20 Online:2004-05-20

Abstract: Ni-coated Al2O3 powders with different Ni content were prepared by the coating technique. The powders were sintered by hot-pressing, and Al2O3/Ni cermet obtained. Results show that
the densification is enhanced with the increase of temperature, and when temperature is more than 1400℃, the densification is decreased with the increase of Ni content. Ni particles introduced
in Al2O3 ceramic matrix can reduce grain sizes, enhance strength and toughness. Compared with single phase Al2O3 material,
Al2O3/4vol% Ni cermet has flexural strength of 19% and fracture toughness of 35% enhanced. SEM photos of fracture surface show that the fracture model of the cermet changes from intergranular fracture
to transgranular fracture with the increase of Ni content.

Key words: Al2O3/Ni cermet, densification, microstructure, mechanical properties

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