Effect of sintering aids on microstructure and properties of textured SiC ceramics prepared in 6 T

• Main Authors: Zhigang Yang, Ziqiang Yin, Zhijia Zhao, Jianbo Yu, Zhongming Ren, Gang Yu, Guanglei Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
• Series: Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies
• Subjects: ceramics; gel-casting; high magnetic fields; sintering; x-ray diffraction
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21870764.2020.1848035
• ISSN: 2187-0764

C-axis textured α-SiC ceramics were prepared by gel-casting in a strong magnetic field of 6 T and subsequent sintering at 1950 °C for 2 h. The effects of sintering aids on the microstructure and properties of textured SiC ceramics were discussed. Results showed that highly textured α-SiC green bodies were obtained by gel-casting in a strong magnetic field of 6 T. The sintering process slightly suppressed the texture development of α-SiC ceramic. The degree of texture in the α-SiC green bodies and sintered bodies both showed a decreasing trend with the increase of sintering aids content. And the increase of the sintering aids content promoted the densification and improved the bending strength of α-SiC ceramics. Besides, the bending strength of textured SiC ceramics showed an anisotropy based on the grain orientation.