Abstract
The composites in the system aluminium titanate-mullite were synthesized by stepwise alkoxide hydrolysis of tetraethylorthosilicate, Si(OCLH5), and titaniumtetraethoxide, $Ti(OC_{2}H_{5})_4$ in $Al_{2}O_{3}$ ethanolic colloidal solution. All particles produced by sol-gel-process were amorphous, monodispesed and had a narrow particle size distribution. Sintered bodies at $1600 ^{\circ}C$ for 2h were subjected to prolonged durability tests-on the one hand annealing at the critical decomposition temperature of $1100 ^{\circ}C$ for lOOh and on the other cyclic thermal shock between 750 and $1400 ^{\circ}C$ for 100h. The best thermal durability was achieved by a composition containing 70 and 80 vol% aluminium titanate, which showed little change in microstructure and thermal expansion cycles during the tests. The microstructural degradation of samples studied using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and dilatometry, was presented here. The study was conducted in order to predict the service life of aluminium titanate-mullite ceramics formed by this processing route.
Alumimium Titanate-Mullite 복합체는 $Al_{2}O_{3}$분말 알콜용액에서 $Si(OC_{2}H_{5})_{4}$와 $Ti(OC_{2}H_{5})_4$ 의 단계적인 가수분해로 합성하였다. Sol-Gel 방법으로 합성된 모든 분말은 비정질과 단분산이고 좁은 분말크기의 분포를 보였다. 소결체($1600 ^{\circ}C$/2h)는 임계분해온도인 $1100^{\circ}C$에서 100시간 동안과 750와 $1400^{\circ}C$ 100시간동안 반복적인 열적 내구성 및 열충격 시험을 수행하였다. 가장 좋은 열적 내구성은 aluminium titanate함유량이 70rhk 80vol%일때 얻어졌으며, 이들은 위 실험을 한후 아주 적은 미세구조와 열팽창 곡선의 변화를 나타내었다. 소결체 미세구조의 붕괴는 주사현미경, X-선회절분석과 Dil-atometer로 연구하였다. 위 연구는 이와같은 과정에 의하여 합성된 aluminium titanate-mullite복합체의 서비스 수명을 예상하기 위하여 시도되었다.
