Study on Sinterability of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Powders Prepared by Different Technologies

Abstract

In this paper, the phase, structure and sinterability of magnesium aluminate spinel powders prepared by the chemical co-precipitation, low temperature combustion and solid phase reaction methods were studied. The results show that the uniform nanometer magnesium aluminate spinel powders are prepared from precursor via the chemical co-precipitation, calcined at 700°C. Using the low temperature combustion method, the agglomeration, complete crystalline nanometer magnesium aluminate spinel powders are prepared at the thermal explosion temperature of 400°C. For the magnesium aluminate spinel micrometre powders synthesized by the solid phase reaction method, the phases are mainly spinel with a little of periclase and corundum phase. The sinterability of powders prepared by chemical co-precipitation method is the best, but that of powders synthesized by low temperature combustion and solid phase reaction methods are poor.