Investigation of Changes in Structure and Stoichiometry of β-Si6 – zAlzOzN8 – z (z = 1, 2) Sialons during Sintering with Addition of Sodium Fluoride by the Rietveld Method
摘要
The phase composition of Si6 – zAlzOzNg8 – z β-sialon samples Si5AlON7 (z = 1) and Si4Al2O2N6 (z = 2) before and after two-stage firing at 900°C in air and at 1650°C in a nitrogen flow without sintering additives and with addition of 0.5 and 2.0 wt % NaF has been thoroughly investigated by the Rietveld method. It is shown that the initial β-sialon samples (1 and 2) are two-phase and contain Si4.8Al1.2O1.2N6.8 and Si4.4Al1.6O1.6N6.4 in a weight ratio of 70 : 30. Firing without sintering additives barely changes the composition of sample 1, while sample 2 is enriched in the Si4.4Al1.6O1.6N6.4 phase. Firing with NaF leads to the occurrence of the third phase in the composition of the samples: Si2.8Al3.2O3.2N4.8. At a NaF content of 0.5 wt %, the phase compositions of samples 1 and 2 after firing are almost identical, while when firing sample 2 with 2.0 wt % NaF, the dominant phase changes from Si4.8Al1.2O1.2N6.8 to Si3.8SAl2.2O2.2N6.8.