TY - JOUR
T1 - Fabrication of transparent lutetium oxide by spark plasma sintering
AU - An, Liqiong
AU - Ito, Akihiko
AU - Goto, Takashi
PY - 2011/3/1
Y1 - 2011/3/1
N2 - Transparent lutetium oxide bodies were fabricated by spark plasma sintering. The effects of sintering temperature, applied pressure, and holding time on the density, microstructure, and transmittance of these bodies were investigated. Nearly fully dense specimens were fabricated at above 1573 K and 100 MPa for 2.7 ks or at 1673 K and above 40 MPa for 2.7 ks. The grain size and transmittance steadily increased with increasing sintering temperature from 1273 to 1723 K and abnormal grain growth occurred above 1723 K, resulting in a decrease of density and transparency.
AB - Transparent lutetium oxide bodies were fabricated by spark plasma sintering. The effects of sintering temperature, applied pressure, and holding time on the density, microstructure, and transmittance of these bodies were investigated. Nearly fully dense specimens were fabricated at above 1573 K and 100 MPa for 2.7 ks or at 1673 K and above 40 MPa for 2.7 ks. The grain size and transmittance steadily increased with increasing sintering temperature from 1273 to 1723 K and abnormal grain growth occurred above 1723 K, resulting in a decrease of density and transparency.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04145.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04145.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952579783
VL - 94
SP - 695
EP - 698
JO - Journal of the American Ceramic Society
JF - Journal of the American Ceramic Society
SN - 0002-7820
IS - 3
ER -