Fabrication and properties of lightweight zirconia with fine closed porosity  

作　　者：Yi-bo Zhang Hua-zhi Gu Lv-ping Fu Ao Huang Mei-je Zhang 

机构地区：[1]The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy,Wuhan University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430081,Hubei,China

出　　处：《Journal of Iron and Steel Research International》2024年第6期1449-1458,共10页

基　　金：the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52172023and U20A20270).

摘　　要：Lightweight refractory materials with thermal insulation properties and erosion resistance are advantageous for hightemperature applications.Lightweight zirconia refractories were prepared using starch as a pore-forming agent,basic magnesium carbonate as a stabilizer,and nano-zirconia as an additive.The effects of the nano-zirconia content on the pore and thermal insulation properties of the lightweight zirconia refractories were investigated based on the porosity,phase composition,microstructure,and thermal conductivity.Nano-zirconia was shown to have a high surface energy,and its addition effectively increased the driving force for sintering,reduced the sintering temperature,and promoted the sintering reaction,thereby reducing the apparent porosity and improving the density of the prepared material.Owing to the superplasticity of nano-zirconia,the surface stress caused plastic deformation between particles,which increased the migration rate of grain boundaries and trapped more gas inside the material before it diffused to the surface,thereby enhancing the closed porosity of the material.The presence of closed pores could extend the thermal conduction path,decrease the conduction rate,and hinder the conduction effect to effectively reduce the thermal conductivity of the material.At a nano-zirconia content of 0.75 wt.%,the prepared lightweight zirconia had the highest closed porosity and the lowest thermal conductivity.The apparent porosity,closed porosity,and total porosity of the material were 2.8%,7.0%,and 9.8%,respectively,and the thermal conductivity at 800℃was 1.37 W m^(-1)k^(-1).

关 键 词：Sintering NANO-ZIRCONIA Closed pore:Thermal conductivity Refractory material 

分 类 号：TG1[金属学及工艺—金属学]