S Hirano, T Yogo, W Sakamoto, T Kojima, T Fujii, JW Richardson, CK Loong
INNOVATIVE PROCESSING AND SYNTHESIS OF CERAMICS, GLASSES, AND COMPOSITES IV 115 399-414 2000年
Novel Ce-TZP-based composites were successfully developed based upon the microstructure control using the in-situ formation of plate-like lanthanum-beta -aluminate or lanthanum M-type hexaferrite crystals. The formation process and morphology of lanthanum-beta -aluminate (LBA) crystals in Ce-TZP matrix were investigated by examining the crystal phase and the microstructures. The preferential diffusion of La3+ in ZrO2 matrix was found to be a key for the formation of LBA crystals. The morphology of the LBA particles depended on the particle size of the starting Al2O3 particles. The anisotropic crystals of LBA were effective for the improvement of the mechanical properties of the composite.
Composites with in-situ formed hexaferrite (La(Fe,Al)(12)O-19, Co(Fe0.9Al0.1)(11))O-19)particles exhibited improved mechanical properties as well as magnetism, which can be applied for remote sensing of crack propagation utilizing the inverse magnetostrictive effect.