Chapter 13. Spark Plasma Sintering of Mullite-Zirconia-TiO2 Ceramics

  1. Todd Jessen,
  2. Ersan Ustundag
  1. E. Rocha-Rangel1,
  2. H. Balmori-Ramírez2,
  3. S. D. De La Torre3,
  4. H. Miyamoto3,
  5. M. Umemoto4,
  6. K. Tsuchiya4

Published Online: 28 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470294635.ch13

Book Title

24th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 21, Issue 4

24th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 21, Issue 4

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How to Cite

Rocha-Rangel, E., Balmori-Ramírez, H., De La Torre, S. D., Miyamoto, H., Umemoto, M. and Tsuchiya, K. (2008) Spark Plasma Sintering of Mullite-Zirconia-TiO2 Ceramics, in 24th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 21, Issue 4 (eds T. Jessen and E. Ustundag), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470294635.ch13

Author Information

  1. 1

    Dept. of Materials, UAM-A, San Pablo No. 180, Col. Reynosa, México, D.F. 02200, México

  2. 2

    Dept. of Metallurgical Eng., ESIQIE-PN, A.P. 75–872, México, D.F. 07300 México

  3. 3

    Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture 2–7-1 Ayumino, Izumi, Osaka 594–1 157, Japan

  4. 4

    Dept. of Production Systems Eng. Toyohashi University of Tech., Toyohashi, Aichi 441, Japan

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 MAR 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2000

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470375693

Online ISBN: 9780470294635

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Keywords:

  • spark plasma sintering;
  • transient liquid;
  • toughening mechanism;
  • mechanical properties;
  • cold isostatic pressing

Summary

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) of an Al2O3-ZrSiO4 mixture of fine powders in the presence of TiO2 as an additive, which supplies a transient liquid during firing, has been studied. The effect of the sintering temperature, as well as the presence of the additive on the phase's evolution, microstructure and mechanical properties of the final sintered composite are analyzed in this work. Fast firing in the SPS process results in well densified bodies (< 99.5 % relative density) at low temperatures (1380°;C). However, it is necessary to increase the temperature to 1460°C in order to obtain bodies with full mullitization reaction. The KIC of the composite is improved to 4.91 MPa.m1/2, but a low tetragonal ZrO2 content in the fired body indicates that reinforcement by ZrO2 stress induced transformation is not the toughening mechanism. Therefore, another mechanism is responsible for toughening in this kind of composites.

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