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Preparation of Al2O3-YAG Composite by the Heterogeneous Precipitation Method

WANG Hong-Zhi; GAO Lian; LI Wei-Qun   

  1. State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure; Shanghai Institute ofCeramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:1999-01-15 Revised:1999-03-08 Published:2000-02-20 Online:2000-02-20

Abstract: Zeta potential of YAG powder was measured, and well-dispersed YAG aqueous suspension could be obtained through regulating pH value. Al2O3-YAG
composite powder containing uniformly distributed YAG was prepared by using the heterogeneous precipitation method. Sintered bodies were gotten by hot-pressing,
and addition of YAG influenced little on sintering temperature. Bending strength and fracture toughness of Al2O3-5vol%YAG composite were 485MPa and
4.2MPa·m1/2 respectively. Both were higher than those of monolithic Al2O3 ceramics, and the reliability of values was also better than that of
Al2O3 ceramics. Through TEM observation, it could be seen that YAG particles were uniformly distributed throughout materials. It indicated that Al2O3-YAG
composite with good YAG dispersion could be obtained by using the heterogeneous precipitation method.

Key words: YAG, Al2O3, powder, precipitation, composite

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