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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
Volume 106, Issue 3, Pages 1668-1680Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jace.18877
Keywords
calcite ceramics; CaCO3; cold sintering; mechanical properties; solubility
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This study prepared dense and strong calcite ceramics by room-temperature cold sintering with the aid of water and high pressure. The dissolution-precipitation, plastic deformation, and pressure-solution-creep mechanisms played a crucial role in the densification and mechanical robustness of calcite ceramics. The as-prepared calcite ceramic showed promising application potential as a novel building and biomimetic material.
Dense and strong calcite (CaCO3) ceramics were prepared by room-temperature cold sintering with the aid of water and high pressure of up to 900 MPa. Under atmospheric pressure, calcite is barely soluble in water. However, the microstructure evolution and stress-strain analysis during cold sintering revealed that the dissolution-precipitation, plastic deformation, and pressure-solution-creep mechanisms played a crucial role in the densification and mechanical robustness of calcite ceramics, which was attributed to the significantly enhanced solubility of calcite in water under high pressure. The calcite ceramic cold sintered under 900 MPa from micron powder exhibited the highest relative density of 92.1% and best mechanical properties with compressive strength, flexural strength, hardness, and Young's modulus of 276.5 MPa, 52.5 MPa, 1.64 GPa, and 53.7 GPa, respectively. The as-prepared calcite ceramic was stronger and harder than most stones and cement, indicating its promising application as novel building and biomimetic materials. The present study also provides a new strategy for densifying ceramics with low solubility by cold sintering.
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