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High-temperature mechanical properties and chemical stability of Ba[sub 1+x]Zr[sub 4]P[sub 6[minus]2x]Si[sub 2x]O[sub 24] low-thermal expansion ceramics

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States)
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  1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Materials Research Lab.
  2. LoTEC, Inc., West Valley City, UT (United States)

The NaZr[sub 2]P[sub 3]O[sub 12] (NZP) family of materials is attracting increasing attention due to its low-thermal-expansion behavior. The system Ba[sub 1+x]Zr[sub 4]P[sub 6[minus]2x]Si[sub 2x]O[sub 24] (0 [le] x [le] 1), belonging to the NZP family, shows ultralow thermal expansion over a wide temperature range. It also shows anisotropy in its lattice thermal expansion. This causes microcracking as the sintered specimens are cooled, which results in degradation of the mechanical properties. In this work, the chemical stability, strength, and Young's modulus of Ba[sub 1+x]Zr[sub 4]P[sub 6[minus]2x]O[sub 24] (x = 0.25 and 0.5) ceramics at high temperatures have been determined. An attempt has been made to correlate the mechanical properties to the thermal expansion anisotropy.

OSTI ID:
6888943
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States) Vol. 77:7; ISSN 0002-7820; ISSN JACTAW
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English