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Sintering mechanisms and thermal expansion behavior for stoichiometric doped lanthanum chromites under reducing environment

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OSTI ID:242546
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  1. Central Research Inst. of Electric Power Industry, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Japan). Chemical Energy Engineering Dept.

Sintering mechanisms and thermal expansion behavior of Mg, Ca or Sr doped LaCrO{sub 3} in a reducing environment have been investigated. In the case of Mg doped LaCrO{sub 3} under Ar-CO atmosphere, MgO particles are deposited in the grain-boundary during the sintering process, and then a solid state densification proceeds in the form of lanthanum chromite with a chromium deficit. For the Ca or Sr substitution, a liquid phase with a Ca or Sr-rich composition would percolate from the particles during the liquid phase sintering process. For all these materials, a difference of the thermal expansion coefficients between air and hydrogen was observed. Especially, after being measured in air, the thermal expansion slope showed a remarkable change during the first heating cycle under a hydrogen atmosphere. The temperatures were 465 C for the Ca-doped sample and 614 C for the Sr-doped one.

OSTI ID:
242546
Report Number(s):
CONF-950683--; ISBN 1-56677-095-5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English