Fabrication and Characterization of Mullite Reinforced CeO2 Added ZrO2 Ceramics

Öz

In this study, mullite (3Al2O3.2SiO2) and 10 mol % ceria added zirconia (10 mol % CeO2 - 90 mol % ZrO2) ceramic powders were synthesized by conventional ceramic production processing route. The mixtures were prepared by mechanical alloying method in acetone environment with zirconia ball mill. Mullite and ceria added zirconia ceramic powders were synthesized in air at 1600 oC for 3 h and 1300 oC for 2 h, respectively. Then, the ceramic phases formed were made ready to form ceramic - ceramic composites by crushing, grinding and sieving processes. Then 0 and 10% by weight mullite added ceria doped zirconia mixtures were prepared by powder metallurgy method. The prepared mixtures were wet milled with zirconia ball mill for 24 h and sieved. After drying, the powders were compacted by uniaxial pressing at 200 MPa. The green compacts were sintered at 1500-1600 oC for 1-5 h in air conditions using a heating rate of 5 oC min-1 in a high temperature furnace. Then, microstructure (SEM), phase analysis (XRD), mechanical (hardness, 3-point bending and wear) and physical properties (% shrinkage, water absorption, porosity and density) tests were performed on the ceramic composites. In this study, whether there is a phase change in the ZrO2 - CeO2 mixture at high sintering temperatures and the effect of mullite additive on the properties of this mixture was investigated.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Zirconia
• Cerium oxide
• Mullite
• Characterization
• Wear

Mullit Takviyeli CeO2 Katkılı ZrO2 Seramiklerinin İmalatı ve Karakterizasyonu

Öz

Bu çalışmada, mullit (3Al2O3.2SiO2) ve %10 mol serya katkılı zirkonya (%10 mol CeO2 - %90 mol ZrO2) seramik tozları geleneksel seramik üretim yöntemi ile sentezlenmiştir. Karışımlar, zirkonya bilyalı değirmende aseton ortamında mekanik alaşımlama yöntemiyle hazırlanmıştır. Mullit ve serya katkılı zirkonya seramik tozları sırasıyla 1600 oC'de 3 saat ve 1300 oC'de 2 saat sentezlenmiştir. Sonra, seramik fazlar kırma, öğütme ve eleme işlemleri ile seramik - seramik kompozitleri oluşturmaya hazır hale getirilmiştir. Daha sonra ağırlıkça %0 ve %10 mullit takviyeli serya katkılı zirkonya karışımları toz metalurjisi yöntemiyle hazırlanmıştır. Hazırlanan karışımlar zirkonya bilyalı değirmende 24 saat yaş öğütülmüş ve elenmiştir. Kurutulduktan sonra, tozlar tek eksenli presleme ve 200 MPa ile sıkıştırılmıştır. Devamında, yüksek sıcaklıklı bir fırında hava koşullarında 5 oC/dak ısıtma oranıyla 1500-1600 oC'de 1-5 saat sinterlenmiştir. Daha sonra seramik kompozitler üzerinde mikroyapı (SEM), faz analizi (XRD), mekanik (sertlik, 3 nokta eğme ve aşınma) ve fiziksel özellikler (% küçülme, su emme, gözeneklilik ve yoğunluk) testleri yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, yüksek sinterleme sıcaklıklarında ZrO2 – CeO2 karışımında faz değişimi olup olmadığı ve mullit katkı maddesinin bu karışımın özelliklerine etkisi araştırılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Zirkonya
• Seryum oksit
• Mullit
• Karakterizasyon
• Aşınma

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