Abstract
Corrosion behaviour of Si3N4 ceramics containing Y2O3, Al2O3 and AIN as sintering aids was investigated under hydrothermal conditions at 200-300 ‡C and saturated vapour pressures of water for 1-10 days. Hydrothermal corrosion resulted in the dissolution of the Si3N4 matrix and the formation of a product layer consisting of the original grain-boundary phases and hydrated silica. The dissolution rate of Si3N4 ceramics decreased with decreasing crystallinity of the grain-boundary phase. The dissolution rate could be adequately described by a parabolic plot in the initial stage of the reaction. The apparent activation energies were 83.5-108 kJ mol-1, and the bending strength of the corroded samples decreased from ∼ 600 to 400 MPa in the initial stage of the reaction upto a weight loss of 0.004 g cm-2, and then was almost constant up to a weight loss of 0.012 g cm-2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1749-1754 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 Jan 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Materials Science(all)