Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Cubic AlN Synthesized by High Energy Ball Milling and Its Phase Conversion at High Temperature

LI Peng-Liang, ZHOU Jing-En, XI Sheng-Qi   

  1. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
  • Received:2005-08-05 Revised:2005-11-18 Published:2006-07-20 Online:2006-07-20

Abstract: The phase conversion of Al2O3 during high-energy ball milling was investigated. After 20h milling, amorphous and AlN were observed in powders, these were not reported previously. The crystal structure of AlN gained during ball milling is cubic, differs from that of the regular hexagonal AlN synthesized with carbothermal reduction. AlON phase forms by the reaction of cubic AlN and γ-Al2O3 after annealing in N2 atmosphere at the temperature above 500℃. The formation of AlON phase decreases the commencing temperature of AlN.

Key words: cubic aluminum nitride, alumina, high energy ball milling, AlON

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