Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1882-1022
Print ISSN : 0914-5400
ISSN-L : 0914-5400
Si3N4-TiN Porous Ceramics (Part 1)
Microstructure and Electrical-Properties in a Humid Atmosphere
Susumu NAKAYAMAHiroshi KUROSHIMA
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1992 Volume 100 Issue 1161 Pages 758-762

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Porous ceramics were produced by pressureless sintering green compacts composed of Si3N4 and TiN powders without additives in nitrogen gas atmosphere at 1700°C. The microstructure and electrical-properties of the Si3N4-TiN porous ceramics in a humid atmosphere were investigated. The following results were obtained: (1) The pore size distribution showed a sharp peak at 2000Å. (2) Rod-like shaped crystals of Si3N4 and equiaxed crystals of TiN distributed uniformly in the matrix. A large number of Si3N4 fibers of about 5μm were observed for 50wt% TiN. (3) The pore volume and specific surface area decreased proportionally with increasing amount of TiN. However, anomaly in the pore volume and specific surface area was observed at 50wt% TiN. (4) A sharp decrease in the impedance was observed in a dry atmosphere from 1×107 to 1×103Ω⋅cm for ceramics containing 40-60wt% TiN. (5) The impedance dependence of humidity was observed for ceramics in impedance higher than 105Ω⋅cm (less than 40wt% TiN content). In a high humid atmosphere, the impedance decreased with increasing specific surface area.

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