In this paper, the textured Si3N4 ceramics were prepared by adding seed particles during gel-casting in the magnetic field of 6 T, followed by pressureless sintering. The effect of pH on the stability and dispersibility of Si3N4 slurry and the effect of seed particles content on texture formation of Si3N4 ceramics were both studied. Those results showed that the slurry with good stability and dispersibility was obtained when pH was about 11.6. The a or b-axis of Si3N4 particles or crystals was aligned parallel to the direction of the magnetic field in the magnetic field of 6 T. The degree of texture of Si3N4 ceramics further increased during sintering. With the increasing of additional β-Si3N4 particles in the magnetic field of 6 T, the degree of texture increased from 0.19 without seed particles to 0.76 with 9% (mass fraction) seed particles. The increase of seed particles content promoted the texture formation of Si3N4 ceramics.
Zhi-Gang Yang
,
Jian-Bo Yu
,
Chuan-Jun Li
,
Kang Deng
,
Zhong-Ming Ren
,
Qiu-Liang Wang
,
Yin-Ming Dai
,
Hui Wang
. Effect of seed particles content on texture formation of Si3N4 ceramics by gel-casting in a strong magnetic field[J]. Advances in Manufacturing, 2015
, 3(3)
: 193
-201
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DOI: 10.1007/s40436-015-0106-5
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