Alumina reinforced eucryptite ceramics: Very low thermal expansion material with improved mechanical properties

[EN] Composite materials formed by a LAS matrix reinforced with second phases are promising materials in many applications where better mechanical properties than those corresponding to conventional low thermal expansion coefficient materials are required. In this study we will show the capability o...

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Autores: García-Moreno, Olga, Bittmann, Birgit, Fernández-Valdés, Adolfo, Torrecillas San Millán, Ramón, Borrell Tomás, María Amparo|||0000-0003-4292-4538
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/66364
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/66364
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Submicron composites
Eucryptite
Coefficient of thermal expansion
Alumina
CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES E INGENIERIA METALURGICA
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Sumario:[EN] Composite materials formed by a LAS matrix reinforced with second phases are promising materials in many applications where better mechanical properties than those corresponding to conventional low thermal expansion coefficient materials are required. In this study we will show the capability of the design of a LAS-alumina submicron composite. The main scope of this work is to test the sinterability of the composites and to design a composition for a very low thermal expansion submicron composite. For this purpose, Taimei alumina (TM-DAR) powders and an ad hoc synthesized beta-eucryptite phase were used to fabricate the composite. XRD phase compositions and microstructures are discussed together with data from dilatometries in a wide temperature range. The results obtained show the possibility of designing a submicron composite with a very low thermal expansion coefficient and improved mechanical properties that can be used in oxidizing conditions. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.