Abstract
Microstructural analysis of a commercial hot-pressed silicon nitride containing the equivalents of 1·2 mass % MgO and 2·7 mass % Fe2O3, shows the existence of intergranular-phase forsterite-fayalite solid solution (olivine), together with iron silicides. The results of modelling hot-pressing experiments carried out at 1500°C with iron(III) oxide and iron additions suggest that the function of iron compounds during hot-pressing is complex, and includes the formation of low-melting transient liquids in the FeO-MgO-SiO2 system which can be very effective densification aids. Metallic iron appears to yield readily an equally effective iron silicide liquid.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 75-81 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the European Ceramic Society |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry
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