Tape casting and properties of mullite and zirconia-mullite ceramics

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1991.tb06783.x· OSTI ID:5720896

Boch, P ^[1]; Chartier, T ^[2]

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1. Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, 75 - Paris (France)
2. Ecole Nationale Superieure de Ceramique Industrielle, 87065 Limoges (FR)

This paper reports on Mullite and ZrO{sub 2}-mullite ceramics that have been prepared by tape casting mixtures of Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, quartz, and ZrO{sub 2} powders and subsequent reaction sintering. Tape casting leads to homogeneous, high-density green materials with good sinterability. The design of a thermal cycle which favors densification with respect to mullitization allows the preparation of nearly dense, nearly fully reacted materials at sintering temperatures below 1600{degrees} C. ZrO{sub 2} additions limit grain growth, but the ZrO{sub 2} content must not be too high when a high tetragonal:monoclinic ratio is required.

• OSTI ID: 5720896
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States) Vol. 74:10; ISSN JACTA; ISSN 0002-7820
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Cermets
& Refractories-- Preparation & Fabrication
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Cermets
& Refractories-- Physical Properties
CASTING
CERAMICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLOR
CRYSTAL LATTICES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DENSITY
DISPERSIONS
FABRICATION
GRAIN GROWTH
INHIBITION
INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
MATERIALS
MINERALS
MIXTURES
MONOCLINIC LATTICES
MULLITE
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
QUARTZ
SINTERING
TEMPERATURE RANGE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K
TETRAGONAL LATTICES
THERMAL CYCLING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES