Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Effects of Al additions on Microstructure of Hot Pressed MoSi2

LI Jian-Lin; JIANG Dong-Liang; TAN Shou-Hong   

  1. State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics cud Superfine Microstructure; Shanghai institute ofCeramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 China
  • Received:1998-03-19 Revised:1998-05-22 Published:1999-02-20 Online:1999-02-20

Abstract: The effect of Al additions on the microstructure of hot pressed MoSi2 was studied, and the concept of transition-gas-phase-sintering was proposed. The results indicate
that the SiO2 phase on grain boundary is eliminated by the reaction of Al and SiO2 while the Al2O3 particles are produced, and
the MoSi2 lattice is changed because of the diffusion of Al atoms. Furthermore, the sintering is advanced because of the deformation of
MoSi2 lattice and the disappearance of residual gas which is replaced by Al vapor in isolated pores, so porosity is reduced. The porosity
is the lowest when Al additive is 3.5 wt%.

Key words: aluminium, molybdenum disilicide, microstructure

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