Microstructure Evolution During the Sintering of Freeze-Cast Alumina
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Abstract
Reports on freeze-cast ceramic materials frequently focus on the study of the organized macroporosity and the properties of the materials. This study aims to describe the microstructure evolution of freeze-cast alumina during the sintering process, analyzing grain growth, densification, pore elimination and crystal structure at different sintering temperatures (1300-1500 °C). Aqueous suspensions with 20 vol% alumina were freeze-cast in liquid N2 and sintered. The microstructure was analyzed by stereological analysis, N2 adsorption and X-ray diffraction. Grain sizes varied within 237-500 nm, and the intergranular porosity decreased from 8.8% at 1300 °C to 1.4% at 1500 °C. N2 isotherm analysis revealed pore shrinking from the region of macro and mesopores (20-80 nm), to smaller residual mesopores (3.7-15 nm) at temperatures above 1400 °C. Rietveld refinement of the XRD diffractograms confirmed increased crystallite size and decreased lattice strain at higher sintering temperatures. This comprehensive description of microstructural evolution of the freeze-cast alumina contributes to understanding the sintering of highly porous ceramics produced via freeze-casting.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced ceramic materials synthesis · Bauxite Residue and Utilization · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
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Universidade de Brasília, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
Universidade de Brasília, Brasil
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
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