Effect of grain boundary state and grain size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of alumina obtained by SPS: A case of the amorphous layer on particle surface
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The effect of temperature modes and heating rates (Vh) on the shrinkage kinetics of submicron and fine aluminum oxide powders has been studied. The objects of research comprised (i) submicron alfa-Al2O3 powder, (ii) submicron alfa-Al2O3 powder with an amorphous layer on particle surface, (iii) fine alfa-Al2O3 powder. The alumina ceramic specimens were produced by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Equally fine powders (i) and (ii) were used to analyze the effect of an amorphous layer on sintering kinetics. Powders (i) and (iii) were used to analyze the effect of the initial particle size on shrinkage kinetics. Shrinkage curves were analyzed using the Young-Cutler and Coble models. It has been shown that sintering kinetics is determined by the intensity of grain boundary diffusion for submicron powders and by simultaneous lattice and grain boundary diffusion for fine powders. It has been determined that an amorphous layer on the surface of submicron alfa-Al2O3 powder affects grain boundary migration rate and the Coble equation parameters at SPS final stages. It has been suggested that abnormal characteristics of the alumina ceramics sintered from a submicron powder with an amorphous layer on the particle surface are associated with an increased concentration of defects at grain boundaries that were formed during crystallization of the amorphous layer.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced ceramic materials synthesis · Advanced materials and composites · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
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