Abstract

A reaction-bonding process, which offers low sintering shrinkage and is a low-cost process, was applied to fabricate Y–α-SiAlON ceramics. The green compacts composed of Si, Y2O3, Al2O3, and AlN were nitrided and subsequently postsintered. Dense single-phase Y–α-SiAlON with elongated grain morphology could be achieved in the specimen postsintered at 1900°C. The material exhibited high hardness (1850 HV10) and high fracture toughness (5.1 MPa·m1/2).

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