Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Effect of Combined Additives of CaF2-Y2O3 on Microstructrue and Thermal Conductivity of AlN-BN Composite Ceramics

ZHAO Hai-Yang, WANG Wei-Min, FU Zheng-Yi, WANG Hao   

  1. (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430070, China)
  • Received:2007-06-10 Revised:2007-10-16 Published:2008-05-20 Online:2008-05-20

Abstract: AlN (Aluminum nitride)-BN (Boron nitride) ceramic composites were prepared by hot-pressing in nitrogen atmosphere at 1850℃. Different contents of CaF2 and Y2O3 were added as sintering additives. The effects of sintering additives and soaking time on crystalline phase, microstructure, and thermal conductivity of AlN-BN composite were explored. The experimental results show that the AlN-BN composites with combined sintering additives CaF2-Y2O3 are pure AlN and BN phases, and the grain boundaries evaporate at high sintering temperature. The dielectric properties of the AlN-BN composites with combined sintering additives Y2O3-CaF2 decrease little, comparing with that of the AlN-BN composites with CaF2 additive. The thermal conductivity is increased with Y2O3 contents increasing in the combined sintering additives of Y2O3-CaF2. When AlN-BN ceramic composites with 3wt%Y2O3-3wt%CaF2 is sintered at 1850℃ for 3h, its thermal conductivity of reaches 132.7W·m-1·K-1.

Key words: AlN-BN, thermal conductivity, microstructure, combined sintering additive, CaF 2-Y2O3

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