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Three types of milling media, alumina, zirconia and cemented tungsten carbide (CTC), were used for the solid-state preparation of SiAlON from Si3N4 using Y2O3-Al2O3-AlN as sintering aids. Fully densified α and β dual-phase SiAlON composites were obtained by gas pressure sintering (GPS) at 1750 °C for 1.5 hrs. The relative contents of α- and β-SiAlON and grain boundary phases in the sintered samples were affected by the type of milling media, where the main grain boundary phases were α-, β-SiAlON and melilite (Y2Si3O3N4). Zirconium nitride was observed at the grain boundaries of the samples prepared using zirconia media, and WC and CO3W3C were observed with the sample prepared using CTC media due to contamination from the milling media. As a result, the overall mechanical properties, color, and microstructure of SiAlON were affected by the grain boundary phases and the α- to β-SiAlON ratio. The SNZ sample prepared using ZrO2 media showed better mechanical properties than the SNA and SNW samples. These results were compared with those obtained by spark plasma sintering, which was reported previously.
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Chun, S., Min, BK. & Kim, S. Effects of milling media on the mechanical properties of gas pressure sintered α/β-SiAlON. Met. Mater. Int. 20, 1011–1016 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-014-6003-9
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