• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.38 no.8
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• pp.740-748
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• 2001

출발원료 Si 분말의 입자크기를 다양하게 하여 질화반응 및 가스압 소결시 입자크기에 따른 산소함량의 차이에서 나타나는 상변화와 그로 인한 치밀화 거동, 미세구조 발달 및 기계적 특성에 대하여 고찰하였다. 145$0^{\circ}C$의 질화반응에서는 조대분말을 사용한 경우가 미세분말을 사용한 경우보다 높은 질화율을 나타냈으며, 각 분말크기에 따른 native oxide의 함량차에 따라 각기 다른 2차 결정상들이 검출되었다. 조대분말을 사용한 경우에는 제 2상의 석출로 인한 액상량의 부족으로 고온의 소결온도에서도 치밀화를 이루지 못해 낮은 강도값을 나타내었다. 한편, 미세분말을 사용한 경우에는 질화반응 후 석출된 제 2상이 소결온도가 증가함에 따라 용융되면서 치밀화를 이루어 높은 강도값을 나타내었다. 높은 강도값은 미세분말을 사용한 시편들에서 얻어졌으나 높은 파괴인성값은 상대적으로 큰 분말을 사용한 시편들에서 얻어졌는데, 이는 미세한 입자들로 구성된 기지상 내에 잘 발달된 주상정 입자들을 갖는 미세구조에 기인된 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.1093-1101
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• 2002

Continuous fiber ceramic composites (CFCCs) have advantages over monolithic ceramics : Silicon Nitride composites are not well used for application because of their low fracture toughness and fracture strength, but CFCCs exhibit increased toughness for damage tolerance, and relatively high stiffness in spite of low specific weight. Thus it is important to characterize the fracture resistance and properties of new CFCCs materials. Tensile and flexural tests were carried out for mechanical properties and the fracture resistance behavior of a SCS6 fiber reinforced Si$_3$N$_4$ matrix CFCC was evaluated. The results indicated that CFCC composite exhibit a rising R curve behavior in flexural test. The fracture toughness was about 4.8 MPa$.$m$\^$1/2 , which resulted in a higher value of the fracture toughness because of fiber bridging. Mechanical properties as like the elastic modulus, proportional limit and the ultimate strength in a flexural test are greater than those in a tensile test. Also a numerical modeling of failure process was accomplished for a flexural test. This numerical results provided a good simulation of the cumulative fracture process of the fiber and matrix in CFCCs.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.12
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• pp.1170-1175
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• 1999

The microstructures and mechanical properties of $Si_3N_4$ ceramics produced by nitridation and post-sintering using semiconductor-waste-Si sludge were investigated. Lots of microcracks were observed in the waste-Si powders which contained some amounts of amorphous $SiO_2$. The nitridation rate of waste-Si compacts showed lower value than that of commercial Si powder compacts. The nitridation rate was increased with increasing nitridation temperature and then the percent of nitridation at 1470$^{\circ}C$ showed 98%. The phases of $Si_3N_4$ in the reaction-bonded bodies were mixed with ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}$-type, and small amounts of $Si_2N_2O$ phase while those after post-sintering were ${\beta}$-$Si_3N_4$ and ${\alpha}$-Sialon. The sample post-sintered at 1950$^{\circ}C$ showed the fracture toughness of 5.6 $^MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$ and the fracture strength of 497 MPa which were lower than those of sintered body using commercial Si powder possibly due to the formation of ${\alpha}$-Sialon phase.