Abstract
Laser ultrasonic technique has been employed to carry out the sound velocities and attenuation measurements as a function of temperature in alumina, two kinds of silicon nitride and partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) samples. Accuracy of the laser technique used has been checked in terms of the diffraction effect and reproducibility of the results. Results of attenuation at room temperature have been compared with quartz transducer technique. In PSZ, velocity behavior has become non-linear and also, a peak in attenuation has been observed around 500 °C. In one of the silicon nitride sample, which uses glassy sintering agent, attenuation has shown a sharp peak around 950 °C. Interestingly, when the experiment was repeated from 800 to 1000 °C, this anomalous attenuation peak has disappeared, leaving a background increasing towards higher temperatures.
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