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Microwave sintering of β-SiAlON–ZrO2 composites

✍ Scribed by Sreekumar Chockalingam; Henry Kodi Traver

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2010
Weight
787 KB
Volume
31
Category
Article
ISSN
0261-3069

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✦ Synopsis

Densification, phase transformation, microstructure evolution and hardness of microwave sintered b-SiAlON-ZrO 2 composites were investigated and compared with conventionally sintered samples. Sintering trials were performed by a high vacuum capable 2.45 GHz microwave furnace without decomposition. Microwave sintered samples showed better densification behavior than conventional sintered samples. The higher density observed in the case of microwave sintered samples was attributed to volumetric fast heating. X-ray diffraction results of conventionally sintered samples showed b-SiAlON, tetragonal ZrO 2 and ZrN phases, while, ZrO 2 reacted with nitrogen and completely transformed to ZrN in the case of microwave sintered samples. The aspect ratios of microwave sintered b-SiAlON grains were higher than conventional sintered samples whereas, hardness remained lower.

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