Abstract
Alpha-Si3N4 containing 8 mass% Y2O3 was hot-pressed at 1750°C (SN1) and then heat-treated at 1900°C for 2h (SN2). The microstructure of the sintered materials was observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Both SN1 and SN2 had the microstructure composed of Si3N4 grains and grain boundary phases located at two-grain junctions and multi-grain junctions. Heat treatment promoted grain growth of β-NSi3N4; SN2 had a larger grain size than SN1. The number of multigrain junctions decreased by heat treatment, whereas the size of multi-grain junctions increased. The average width of the two-grain junction film increased by heat treatment, suggesting that the composition of films changed. Crystalline phase was observed at the multi-grain junctions of SN1, whereas those of SN2 were amorphous. The bend strength of SN2 at high-temperatures was lower than that of SN1 because of amorphous phase at multi-grain junctions and the composition change of thin films.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 218-222 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Grain boundary
- Grain growth
- High-temperature strength
- Microstructure
- SiN
- TEM
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry