Abstract
Texture development in alumina that contains calcia and silica and has been templated with platelet-shaped α-Al2O3 particles has been evaluated. The texture fraction is shown to be related directly to template growth. Texture quality is controlled by the template concentration, decreasing at template concentrations of > 10%, as a result of template-template interactions during tape casting. Almost fully textured alumina has been obtained at template concentrations of ≥20%. The growth of template grains is much more rapid in the radial direction and is shown to be inversely related to the thickness of the grain-boundary liquid. The activation energy for growth (376 kJ/mol) and the inverse relation with the grain-boundary thickness indicate that template growth in the radial direction is controlled by Al3+ diffusion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3109-3116 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry