Abstract
Directionally solidified Al2O3/GdAlO3(GAP)/ZrO2(GdSZ) ternary eutectic ceramics have been grown by laser floating zone melting. The microstructure evolution rule is investigated as a function of growth rate. The as-solidified samples present high density (>99%), smooth surface and high diameter stability free of pores and cracks. Increasing the growth rate from 4 to 100μm/s, the microstructures undergo a transformation from “Chinese script” irregular eutectic pattern to eutectic colony and to complex regular eutectic patterns (lamellae or rods). The average interphase spacing of the “Chinese script” microstructure presents an inverse square relationship according to λ=10.46×ν−1/2, where the average interphase spacing λ has the dimension of μm and growth rate ν is in μm/s. While the interphase spacing of the complex regular microstructure is finer. The mechanisms of the microstructure evolution and the effects of ZrO2 phase on the morphology and domain size of microstructure are discussed in detail.
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