Study of sintering temperature on the structure of silicon carbide membrane
محورهای موضوعی : Journal of Theoretical and Applied PhysicsA. Sadighzadeh 1 , Sh. Mashayekhan 2 , B. Nedaie 3 , A. H. Ghorashi 4
1 - Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Faculty, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI
2 - Department of Physics North Branch, Islamic Azad University
3 - Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Faculty, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI;Department of Physics Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University
4 - Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Faculty, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI
کلید واژه: Ceramic membrane, Sintering temperature, Additive kaolin, Granules and porosity,
چکیده مقاله :
Abstract Study of the microstructure of silicon carbide (SiC) membrane as a function of sintering temperature and the percentage amount of additive kaolin is the outcome of the experimental fabrications presented in this paper. The SEM micrographs are used to investigate the impact of above parameters on the porosity of membrane. The experimental results show that the rise in the temperature causes more sintering of powder particles, growing granules, augmentation of the number of pores and consequently increasing the total porosity of membrane. Using XRD analyses, it is found that SiC amorphous phase is highly sensitive to the temperature and its crystallization physically grows with temperature increase.