Halo formation in directionally solidified Al 2 O 3 -Er 3 Al 5 O 12 off-eutectic in situ composite ceramics

Qun Ren, Haijun Su, Jun Zhang, Guangrao Fan, Haifang Liu, Di Zhao, Yuan Liu, Min Guo, Lin Liu, Hengzhi Fu

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Abstract

Directionally solidified Al 2 O 3 -Er 3 Al 5 O 12 binary off-eutectic composite ceramics have been fabricated by laser floating zone melting. Microstructure morphologies and halo formation behaviors were explored. At hypereutectic composition (Al 2 O 3 –22.5 mol% Er 2 O 3 ), Er 3 Al 5 O 12 primary phase formed but no Al 2 O 3 halo structure has been detected at normal solidification rate (~200 μm/s). When the eutectic spacings have refined down to 100–150 nm, only thin layer of Al 2 O 3 halo structure could form around the Er 3 Al 5 O 12 primary phase. At hypoeutectic composition (Al 2 O 3 –13.5 mol% Er 2 O 3 ), coarse Er 3 Al 5 O 12 halo phase can form around the Al 2 O 3 primary dendrite even at low solidification rate (50 μm/s). The formation behavior of halo structures has been analyzed on the basis of competitive growth between primary dendrite phase, halo phase and eutectic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-37
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Characterization
Volume150
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Competitive growth
  • Directional solidification
  • Eutectic
  • Halo formation
  • Oxide ceramic

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