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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/KCERS.2002.39.12.1183

Fabrication of Porous Alumina Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering  

Shin, Hyun-Cheol (Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Cho, Won-Seung (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University)
Shin, Seung-Yong (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Kim, Jun-Gyu (Institute of Advanced Materials, Inha University)
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Abstract
In order to develope the porous alumina ceramics with high strength, the pore characteristics and compressive strength were investigated in terms of relation to the conditions of spark-plasma sintering and the contents of graphite as a pore precursor. Porous alumina bodies were successfully prepared by spark-plasma sintering and burning out graphite in air. High porous bodies were fabricated by sintering at 1000${\circ}C$ for 3 min under a pressure of 30 MPa, heating rate of 80${\circ}C$/min and on-off pulse type of 12:2. For example, alumina bodies prepared by the addition of 10∼30 vol% graphite showed high porosity of 50∼57%. Also, the open porosity increased with graphite content. The relationship between pore characteristics and graphite contents could be explained by percolation model depending on cluster number and size. Porous alumina bodies prepared by the addition of 10∼30 vol% graphite showed the high compressive strength of 55∼200 MPa. This great improvement in strength was considered to be mainly due to the spark-plasma discharges and the self-heating action between particles.
Keywords
Porous ceramics; Alumina; Spark plasma sintering; Porosity;
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