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Sintering of Al2O3-SiC composite from sol-gel method with MgO, TiO2 and Y2O3 addition
, Article Ceramics International ; Volume 37, Issue 5 , 2011 , Pages 1681-1688 ; 02728842 (ISSN) ; Rezaie, H. R ; Nemati, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Abstract
Al2O3-SiC composite ceramics were prepared by pressureless sintering with and without the addition of MgO, TiO2 and Y2O3 as sintering aids. The effects of these compositional variables on final density and hardness were investigated. In the present article at first α-Al2O3 and β-SiC nano powders have been synthesized by sol-gel method separately by using AlCl 3, TEOS and saccharose as precursors. Pressureless sintering was carried out in nitrogen atmosphere at 1600 °C and 1630 °C. The addition of 5 vol.% SiC to Al2O3 hindered densification. In contrast, the addition of nano MgO and nano TiO2 to Al 2O3-5 vol.% SiC composites improved densification but Y2O3 did not have positive effect on...
Hydroxyapatite nanocomposites: Synthesis, sintering and mechanical properties
, Article Ceramics International ; Volume 39, Issue 3 , April , 2013 , Pages 2197-2206 ; 02728842 (ISSN) ; Eskandari, A ; Baroonian, M. H ; Berenov, A ; Razavi Hesabi, Z ; Taheri, M ; Sadrnezhaad, S. K ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Two different hydroxyapatite based composites reinforced by oxide ceramic (20 wt%) nano crystals were synthesized by high-energy ball milling and sintered by pressure less technique. Alumina and titania nanoparticles as secondary phases improved densification and mechanical behavior of apatite and postponed its decomposition to the tricalcium phosphate (TCP) phases at elevated temperatures. Increasing the relative density of apatite using nano reinforcements leads to enhance the bending strength by more than 40% and 27% (as compared to the pure HA) and increase the hardness from 2.52 to 5.12 (Al2O3 composite) and 4.21 (TiO2 addition) GPa, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM),...