Abstract
A sinter‐forging technique was successfully applied to fabricate a silicon nitride with a lutetia (Lu2O3) additive. The sinter‐forged specimen had a strongly anisotropic microstructure where rodlike silicon nitride grains preferentially aligned perpendicular to the forging direction. The specimen exhibited superior strength of ∼700 MPa at 1500°C. This strength was highest when compared with previous silicon nitrides at temperatures >1400°C. Such superior high‐temperature strength was attributed to grain alignment as well as to the refractory grain‐boundary glassy phase and the existence of glass‐free grain boundaries.
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