Journal
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 163-172Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.05.117
Keywords
Graphene oxide nanosheets; Microstructure; Strengthening; Al2O3-C refractories
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Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51002108]
- Department of Science and Technology of China [2012CB722702]
- Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau [2013010602010210]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2009CDA050]
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Al2O3-C refractories containing graphene oxide nanosheets (GONs) and additives of Al, Si and SiO2 were prepared. The GONs/alpha-Al2O3 composite powders were prepared by ball mining expanded graphite (EG) with micron sized alpha-Al2O3, and then used to make the Al2O3-C refractory specimens. The results showed that GONs were distributed well in alpha-Al2O3 powder by ball milling, and the size and thickness of GONs depended on the amount of expanded graphite added. The GONs enhanced the formation of ceramic whiskers in the specimens at lower temperature owing to their higher reactivity than graphite flake. The mechanical properties such as cold modulus of rupture (CMOR), flexural modulus (E), force and displacement curves of Al2O3-C refractories with GONs were improved compared with those without GONs. This improvement was attributed to the strengthening effects of GONs at 800 degrees C and the synergetic strengthening effects with graphite flake and the in-situ formed whiskers at 1000-1400 degrees C. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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