Abstract
β-SiAlON powder was prepared from silica-alumina gel and by heat-treatment in ammonia. Element analysis, X-ray diffraction, magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the powder. It was found that nitridation reactions took place at 1100 C and β-SiAlON began to crystallize at 1300 C with mullite, O-SiAlON and χ-SiAlON as the intermediate phases. Nano-sized single phase β-SiAlON powder was obtained after heating at 1350 C for 3 h.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2539-2543 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Ceramics International |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 PART B |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- A. Sol-gel processes
- Ammonia
- D. Sialon
- Powders