Abstract
In the present work, the α/β Si3N4 ceramics were fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1400-1500 °C for 6 min with 3wt.%MgO + 5wt.%Al2O3 and 3wt.%MgO + 5wt.%Y2O3 as sintering additives. The results showed that the phase composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of α/β Si3N4 ceramics were highly dependent on the type of sintering additive. The incomplete phase transformation from α to β occurred in the presence of an oxynitride (Mg-Al(Y)-Si-O-N) liquid phase. Compared with MgO-Al2O3, MgO-Y2O3 can significantly improve the β conversion rate of as-sintered α/β Si3N4 ceramics. And the as-sintered ceramics using MgO + Al2O3 as sintering additives had higher mechanical properties.
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