ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Pressureless sintering studies have been conducted for excess Al2O3, stoichiometric, and excess MgO compositions of MgAl2O4 at 1500-1625°C. Initial powders of various compositions are prepared by solid-state reaction of MgO and Al2O3. A Brouwer defect equilibrium diagram is constructed that assumes intrinsic defects of the Schottky type. The densification rate derived from sintering kinetics is compared with the compositions investigated when the concentration is converted to the activity of the two oxide components in MgAl2O4. The grain-size exponent of p similar/congruent 3 suggests that densification takes place by a lattice-diffusion mechanism in the solid state. Determined activation enthalpies of 489-505 kJmol-1 are close to those obtained from oxygen self-diffusion derived in previous sintering studies. It is, therefore, proposed that oxygen lattice diffusion through vacancies is the rate-controlling mechanism for the sintering of nonstoichiometric MgAl2O4 compositions. The discrepancy between densification-rate ratios in experimental results and oxygen vacancy concentration in the Brouwer diagram is accounted for by the defect associates formed in the nonstoichiometric compositions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1999.tb01844.x
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