4.7 Article

Direct ink writing of aluminium oxynitride (AlON) transparent ceramics from water-based slurries

Journal

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 48, Issue 6, Pages 8118-8124

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.12.014

Keywords

Direct ink writing; Transparent AlON ceramics; Hydration

Funding

  1. Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [YJKYYQ20180042]
  2. Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [19ZR1465000]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [52103357, 51875253]

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In this study, transparent AlON ceramics were successfully fabricated using the direct ink writing method from water-based ceramic slurry. By optimizing the solids loading and adjusting the printability and water content, high optical and mechanical properties were achieved. The effects of sintering temperature and dwell time on the ceramics' properties were systematically studied.
In this study, transparent AlON ceramics were fabricated via the direct ink writing (DIW) method from the water based ceramic slurry. The solids loading of the ceramic slurry was optimised by changing the dispersant content, and the printability and water content were then adjusted by adding hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC). The structure of the green body was complete and no impurity phases were detected. The effects of sintering temperature and dwell time on the bulk density, phase evolution, microstructure, in-line transmittance, and mechanical properties of the ceramics were studied systematically. High optical and mechanical properties of 10 x 10 x 0.9 mm(3) single-phase AlON ceramic tiles were obtained by sintering at 1960 degrees C for 10 h in a nitrogen atmosphere: in-line transmittance of 81.90% at a wavelength of 780 nm, fracture toughness of 1.74 MPa.m(1/2) (2.94 N), and Vickers hardness of 18.56 GPa (2.94 N). This study provides a novel method for synthesising AlON transparent ceramics from water-based ceramic slurries.

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