TY - JOUR
T1 - Tailoring the microstructure of hot-pressed SiC by heat treatment
AU - Park, J. S.
AU - Katoh, Y.
AU - Kohyama, A.
AU - Lee, J. K.
AU - Sha, J. J.
AU - Yoon, H. K.
PY - 2004/8/1
Y1 - 2004/8/1
N2 - In the present work, monolithic NITE-SiC produced with the addition of Al2O3, Y2O3 and SiO2 were annealed at different temperatures to observe microstructure evolution. The weight loss of specimens annealed under 1400°C is less than 3%. However, specimens annealed at 1500°C or higher show pockets of erosion and heavy weight loss. The second phase in as-fabricated NITE-SiC, an oxide glassy phase, is gradually crystallized through heat treatment at 1300°C or higher. These oxide phases are identified as yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG) and Y 2Si2O7 by X-ray diffractometry. During heat treatment the softened oxide glassy phase diffuses from the center to surface and reacts with SiC matrix. It can be concluded that the secondary oxide phase is reduced gradually through movement of the liquid phase toward surface and successive volatilization.
AB - In the present work, monolithic NITE-SiC produced with the addition of Al2O3, Y2O3 and SiO2 were annealed at different temperatures to observe microstructure evolution. The weight loss of specimens annealed under 1400°C is less than 3%. However, specimens annealed at 1500°C or higher show pockets of erosion and heavy weight loss. The second phase in as-fabricated NITE-SiC, an oxide glassy phase, is gradually crystallized through heat treatment at 1300°C or higher. These oxide phases are identified as yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG) and Y 2Si2O7 by X-ray diffractometry. During heat treatment the softened oxide glassy phase diffuses from the center to surface and reacts with SiC matrix. It can be concluded that the secondary oxide phase is reduced gradually through movement of the liquid phase toward surface and successive volatilization.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.04.117
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.04.117
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:3342900175
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 329-333
SP - 558
EP - 561
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
IS - 1-3 PART A
T2 - Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Fusion Research
Y2 - 7 December 2003 through 12 December 2003
ER -