Pressureless sintering of translucent MgO ceramics
Pressureless sintering of translucent MgO ceramics
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DOI:
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.06.007
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发表时间:
2008-10
影响因子:
6
通讯作者:
Dianying Chen;E. Jordan;M. Gell
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作者:
Dianying Chen;E. Jordan;M. Gell
MgO nanocrystalline powders were synthesized via a wet precipitation process. X-ray diffraction analysis of the heat-treated precursor powders shows that a crystalline MgO phase forms at ∼500°C. Translucent MgO ceramics were prepared by pressureless sintering the nanocrystalline MgO powders at 1400°C for 2h under ambient atmosphere. The as-sintered MgO ceramics have a relative density of 98.1% with an average hardness of 6.8GPa. Scanning electron microscope characterization revealed that the translucent MgO ceramics have an average grain size of ∼6μm.