Abstract
In the present work, the passive oxidation kinetics of silicon nitride α-Si3N4 and (α+β)-Si3N4 powders at different temperatures from 1000 to 1200 °C were evaluated. Oxidation of these powders was carried out to improve wettability and pressureless infiltration of AZ91E Mg-alloy. The oxidation kinetic constant (kp) values and oxide layer depth were calculated. The oxidation kinetic constants kp, were 9.11e-16 and 6.35e-16 kg2/m4s and the oxidation depth were 4.25 nm and 3.69 nm, for α-Si3N4 and (α+β)-Si3N4, respectively. Furthermore, passive surface oxidation of silicon nitride was performed in order to achieve affinity between silicon nitride and AZ91E magnesium alloy. Therefore, the manufacture of AZ91E/Si3N4 magnesium matrix composite materials was successfully achieved by spontaneous infiltration process at a temperature of 800 °C.
Highlights
• Changes in passive oxidation kinetics of silicon nitride were identify by the β-Si3N4 presence in the Si3N4 powders.
• The SiO2 amorphous coating produced by passive oxidation on the silicon nitride surface reduce the contact angle between Si3N4 and AZ91E magnesium alloy.
• Passive oxidation of silicon nitride improves the wettability between Si3N4 and AZ91E magnesium alloy.
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López-López, I.I., Contreras, A., Morales-Estrella, R. et al. Kinetics Evaluation of Passive Oxidation at High Temperature of Silicon Nitride Used in the Fabrication of Lightweight Metal Matrix Composites. Silicon 15, 3181–3192 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-02252-y
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