Effect of SiC whisker addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of silicon carbide

탄화규소 휘스커 첨가가 탄화규소의 미세구조와 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향

  • Young-Wook 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 : 1997.08.01

Abstract

$\beta-SiC$powder with or without the addition of 1-3 wt% of $\beta-SiC$ whiskers (seeds) was hot-pressed at $1850^{\circ}C$ for 1 h using $Al_2O_3$ and $Y_2O_3$ as sintering aids. The hot-pressed materials were subsequently annealed at $1950^{\circ}C$ to enhance grain growth. The introduction of $\beta-SiC$ whiskers into $\beta-SiC$ does not affect the microstructure as well as mechanical properties significantly because the whiskers are not viable in the presence of liquid phase during hot-pressing. The strengths and fracture toughnesses of the hot-pressed and subsequently 5 h-annealed materials with 1 wt% $\beta-SiC$ whiskers and without $\beta-SiC$ whiskers were 465 MPa and 5.8 MPaㆍ$m^{1/2}$, and 451 MPa and 5.5 MPaㆍ$m^{1/2}$, respectively.

소결조제로 $Al^2O^3$$Y^2O^3$를 첨가한 $\beta$-SiC 분말에 seed로서 1 wt% 및 wt%$\beta$-SiC 휘스커를 첨가한 시편과 첨가하지 않은 시편을 $1850^{\circ}C$ 에서 5-10 시간 동안 열처리를 행하였다. Seed로서 1-3 wt% $\beta$-SiC 휘스커의 첨가는 액상소결 탄화규소의 미세구조와 기계적특성에 의미 있는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이는 $\beta$-SiC 휘스커가 액상이 존재하는 고온가압소결 조건에서 불안정하기 떼문이라고 생각된다. $\beta$-SiC 휘스커를 1 wt% 첨가하여 $1950^{\circ}C$에서 5시간 동안 열처리한 시편의 강도 및 파괴인성은 각각 465 MPa 및 5.8 MPa $m^{1/2}$이었고, 동일조건에서 제조된 $\beta$-SiC 휘스커를 펌가하지 않은 시편의 강도 및 피괴인성은 각각 451 MPa 및 5.5 MPa $m^{1/2}$이었다.

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