Effect of $\alpha-SiC $seed on microstructure and fracture toughness of pressureless-sintered $\beta-SiC$

$\alpha-SiC $seed의 첨가가 상압소결된 $\beta-SiC$의 미세구조와 파괴인성에 미치는 영향

  • Young-Wook Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul City University) ;
  • Won-Joong Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul City University) ;
  • Kyeong-Sik Cho (Division of Ceramics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Heon -Jin Choi (Division of Ceramics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 1997.02.01

Abstract

$\beta-SiC $powder with or without the addition of 1 wt% of $\alpha-SiC$ particles (seeds) was pressureless-sintered at $1950^{\circ}C$ for 0.5, 2 and 4 h using $Y_3Al_5O_{12}$ (yttrium aluminum garnet, YAG) as a sintering aid. The introduction of $\alpha-SiC$ seeds into $\beta-SiC$ accelerated :he grain growth of elongated large grains during sintering, resulting in the coarser microstructure. The fracture toughnesses of materials with $\alpha$-SiC seeds and without $\alpha-SiC$ seeds sintered for 4 h were 7.5 and 6.1 $MPa\cdot \textrm m^{1/2}$, respectively. Higher fracture toughness of the material with seeds was due to the enhanced bridging by elongated grains, resulting from coarser microstructure.

소결조제로 Y 3Alo012를 첨가한 {3- SiC 분말에 seed로서 1 wt%의 a- SiC 분말을 첨 가한 시편과 첨가하지 않은 시편을 1950$^{\circ}$C, argon 분위기에서 0.5~4시간 동안 소결하였다. S Seed로써 1 wt% a-SiC 분말의 첨가는 소결 도중에 길게 자란 업자틀의 성장을 가속시켰고, a a- SiC seed를 첨가한 시편에서 더 조대한 미세구조가 얻어졌다 .. a-SiC seed를 첨가하여 4시간 동안 소결한 시편의 파괴인성은 7.5 MPa'ml/2이었고, seed를 첨가하지 않은 시편의 파괴인성은 6 6.1 MPa'm1/2이었다 .. Seed를 첨가한 시편의 높은 파괴인성은 조대한 미세구조에 포함된 길게 자란 입자들에 의한 균열가교 기구의 활발한 작용에 기인한다.

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