Influence of mechanical activation on elelctrical properties of cordierite ceramics

The goal of the presented research was to find a possible correlation of the process parameters and functional properties of cordierite based ceramic materials. A three component oxide mixture was prepared containing MgO+Al2O3+SiO2 in the 2:2:5 ratio with the addition of 10% Bi2O3. Mixtures were mechanochemically activated 5 and 240 minutes in a mill with ceramic balls, and sintered at temperatures from 1173-1573K. Structural transformations were determined by the XRD method. Quantitative measures of the functional sample properties, capacity Cc and electrical resistance R? as well as tangens of dielectric loss angle tg ? were used. The results obtained proved that there is a correlation between mechanochemical activation and properties of cordierite ceramics.