Abstract
In this paper, a transparent magnesium aluminate spinel ceramic was fabricated through the newest colloidal gel casting method, using a synthetic powder with the average particle size of 90nm and Isobutylene-Maleic Anhydride (ISOBAM) additive. ISOBAM served as both a dispersant and a gelation agent to achieve a dense body. Also, the suspension rheological behavior was optimized by the solid loading of 85wt%, the additive content of 0.7wt%, and the gelation time of 350s. This led to a green body with a density equal to 65% of theoretical density and the green strength of 14.48MPa. The results revealed that the reduction of porosity and the uniform distribution of pores in the green body (smaller than half of the initial powder particle size, 35nm), as accompanied by spark plasma sintering (SPS), resulted in the final body density of 99.97%, as well as the high in-line transmittance of 86.7% at the wavelength of 1100nm.
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