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Synthesis of Aluminum Nitride–Silicon Carbide Solid Solutions by Combustion Nitridation
Author(s) -
Ohyanagi Manshi,
Shirai Kenshiro,
Balandidejda,
Hisa Masaaki,
Munir Zuhair A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01339.x
Subject(s) - materials science , silicon , silicon carbide , nitrogen , combustion , nitride , carbon fibers , solid solution , aluminium , volatilisation , chemical engineering , silicon nitride , phase (matter) , carbide , analytical chemistry (journal) , metallurgy , inorganic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite number , layer (electronics) , engineering
AlN–SiC solid solutions were synthesized via a combustion nitridation process. Reactions between powder mixtures of aluminum, silicon, and carbon or aluminum with β‐SiC and gaseous nitrogen under pressures of 0.1–8.0 MPa are self‐sustaining once they have been initiated. Investigations were made with reactant ratios of Al:Si:C = 7:3:3, 6:4:4, and 5:5:5 and Al:SiC = 7:3, 6:4, and 5:5. For the Al‐Si‐C system (molar ratio of 6:4:4), the maximum combustion temperature was dependent on the nitrogen pressure, increasing from 2300°C to 2480°C with an increase in pressure, from 0.1 MPa to 6.0 MPa. In all cases, the product contained the solid solution as the primary phase, with minor amounts of silicon. The amount of unreacted silicon decreased as the nitrogen pressure increased; the presence and dependence of unreacted silicon on pressure has been explained in terms of the volatilization of aluminum. The full width at half maximum for the (110) peak of the AlN–SiC solid solution decreased as the nitrogen pressure increased, which indicated the formation of a more homogeneous product.