• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 1996

Mullite ceramics can be sintered by rf plasma sintering to densities as high as 97% compared to the theoretical density of the mullite, while SiC whisker-reinforced mullite matrix ceramic composites were not sintered by plasma sintering. Decomposition of mullite occurs in a superficial regins at the outside surface of the specimen by volatilization of SiO at elevated temperature by plasma. SiC whiskers were destroyed, and the matrix was converted to alumina from SiC-whisker reinforced mullite matrix ceramic composites during the plasma sintering. Accelerated volatilization from the SiC whisker in the mullite prevents sintering. The volatile species are mainly SiC and CO gas species. The effects of plasma on mullite and SiC-whisker reinforced mullite matrix composites are interpreted by thermodynamic simulation of the volatile species in the plasma environment. The thermodynamic results show that the decomposition will not occur during hot pressing.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1995

Submicrometer, monosized ceramic powder of $Al_2TiO_5$$Al_2O_3$ ethanolic solutions. All particles produced by sol-gel-process were amprphous, monodispersed and with a narrow particle-size distribution. Compacts fired above $1300^{\circ}C$ formed aluminium titanate. Mullite formed first at $1480^{\circ}C$. After decomposition test at $1100^{\circ}C$, and cyclic thermal decomposition test at 750-1400-$750^{\circ}C$ for 100hrs., aluminium titanate was well stablized by composition with mullite.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.797-801
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• 2001

In this study, the solution combustion method was employed to synthesize stoichiometric mullite, and hence the attrition process was employed to prepare ultrafine mullite particles with nano size. The thermal decomposition behavior and partial pressure of equilibrium species of both oxidizer and fuel were considered during solution combustion process. The synthesized product was mullite phase with 40 nm crystalline size, and the alumina contents of the product by TEM/EDS quantity analysis was 3.12$\pm$04 mole. The result showed that the synthesized mullite was almost close to the it's stoichiometric composition. For attrition process, the dispersion behavior of the mullite suspension was controlled and was comminuted with the condition of 800 rpm for 4 hours using 0.3 mm zirconia ball media. As a result of comminution, the mean particle size was 80 nm.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1139-1146
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• 1995

$\beta$-SiC whiskers could be formed from a system of mullite-carbon-hydrogen by VLS mechanism at elevated temperatures. It was considered that methane gases were generated from the reaction of hydrogen gases with carbon black, and were reacted with mullite to produce two kinds of gases; silicon suboxide (SiO) and carbon monoxide (CO) of precursors of SiC. With increasing the synthesizing temperature up to 146$0^{\circ}C$, the formation of $\beta$-SiC whisker increased from 0.58 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ to 3.98 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ on the basis of unit area of carbon block, and the diameters of whiskers had their uniformity due to the reduction in stacking faults.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.275-281
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• 1994

Mullite ceramics have recently been utilized as ceramic gas filters for high-temperature treatment of solid wastes due to their low thermal expansion coefficient and high refractoriness under load. In this experiment, mechanical, thermal and microstructural properties of porous mullite ceramics, which were used as carriers and high-temperature gas filters in food industry, were investigated as a function of starting raw materials. Porous mullite ceramics showed different microstructures depending on their starting materials. The specimen M2 had excellent resistance to thermal spalling and high mechanical strength. The average pore size varied from 0.3 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ to 16.6 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, and porous mullite ceramics fabricated by thermal decomposition of Al(OH)3 had very large pores and broad distribution of pore size.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.195-201
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• 1997

본 논문은 kaolinite(Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O)-aluminum trihydroxide(Al(OH3) 혼합물을 소결전에 planetary ball mill을 사용하여 건식 중에서 혼합분쇄한 후, 이 혼합물을 사용하여 소결하는 동안에 mullite의 생성거동을 연구한 것이다. 혼합물의 입자크기 감소는 분쇄 초기에 현저하였으며, 분쇄기간이 증가함에 따라 미립자들이 응집하는 현상을 보였다. 혼합물의 결정구조는 planetary ball milling에 의한 혼합분쇄에 따라 쉽게 비정질화되었으며, 비정질화되는 정도는 분쇄시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. Kaolinite의 초기 분순물로 존재했던 anatase를 제외한 mullite상만이 상대적으로 낮은 소결온도인 1523K에서 혼합분쇄한 혼합물의 소결체에서 나타났다. 한편, 분쇄하지 않은 혼합물의 소결체의 경우는 이 온도에서 mullite 상 이외에 corundum, cristobalite, Al-Si spinel상이 공존하는 형태로 나타났다. 따라서, 혼합분쇄처리는 출발원료의 미소 규모에 있어서 균일혼합 및 분산을 촉진시키며, 또한 결정구조변화에 따른 열분해온도의 변화일으켜, 상대적으로 낮은 온도에서 고순도의 mullite를 직접 생성하는데 효과적이였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1147-1155
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• 1996

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2019

This study assessed the feasibility of a Ti₃AlC₂ MAX phase as an Al-source for the formation of a mullite bond in the fabrication of porous SiC tubes with high strength. The as-received Ti₃AlC₂ was partially oxidized at 1200℃ for 30 min before using to minimize the abrupt volume expansion caused by oxidation during sintering. Thermal treatment at 1100-1400℃ for 3 h in air led to the formation of Al₂O₃ by the decomposition of Ti₃AlC₂, which reacted further with oxidation-derived SiO₂ on the SiC surface to form a mullite phase. The fabricated porous SiC tubes with a relative density of 48 - 62 % exhibited mechanical strengths of 80 - 200 MPa, which were much higher than those with the Al₂O₃ filler material. The high mechanical strength of the Ti₃AlC₂-added porous SiC was explained by the rigid mullite neck formation along with the retained Ti₃AlC₂ with good mechanical properties.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 1999

Thermal behavior of dickite was studied by thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis, electron microprobe analysis, and scanning electron microscopy, Dickite has an endothermic peak at about$ 650^{\circ}C$ and an exothermic one at $960^{\circ}C$ in the differential thermal analysis. The endothermic reaction is assigned to the decomposition of dickite to meta-dickite. Hydroxyl radicals are removed from dickite structure by the reaction, resulting in the weight loss about 10.5~14.5% and appearance of a 14$\AA$ phase different from other kaolin minerals. The reaction slowly proceed in the range of $200^{\circ}C$. As the completion of decomposition, aciclular mullite forms at the expense of meta-dickite plates with random crystallographic relationship. Mullites have diverse silica versus alumina ratio. The exothermic reaction without weight loss seems to be due to the formation of spinel and amorphous silica. The spinel phase shows cryptocrystalline globular morphology accompanying a little amount of silica. From spinel phase shows cryptocrystalling globular morphology accompanying a little amount of silica. From this work, it is suggested that mullite is formed from meta-dickite much lower temperature than the reported one in the previous works.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.624-631
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• 1993

Alumimium Titanate-Mullite 복합체는 $Al_{2}O_{3}$분말 알콜용액에서 $Si(OC_{2}H_{5})_{4}$와 $Ti(OC_{2}H_{5})_4$ 의 단계적인 가수분해로 합성하였다. Sol-Gel 방법으로 합성된 모든 분말은 비정질과 단분산이고 좁은 분말크기의 분포를 보였다. 소결체($1600 ^{\circ}C$/2h)는 임계분해온도인 $1100^{\circ}C$에서 100시간 동안과 750와 $1400^{\circ}C$ 100시간동안 반복적인 열적 내구성 및 열충격 시험을 수행하였다. 가장 좋은 열적 내구성은 aluminium titanate함유량이 70rhk 80vol%일때 얻어졌으며, 이들은 위 실험을 한후 아주 적은 미세구조와 열팽창 곡선의 변화를 나타내었다. 소결체 미세구조의 붕괴는 주사현미경, X-선회절분석과 Dil-atometer로 연구하였다. 위 연구는 이와같은 과정에 의하여 합성된 aluminium titanate-mullite복합체의 서비스 수명을 예상하기 위하여 시도되었다.