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WO1993015032A1
WO1993015032A1 PCT/US1992/000841 US9200841W WO9315032A1 WO 1993015032 A1 WO1993015032 A1 WO 1993015032A1 US 9200841 W US9200841 W US 9200841W WO 9315032 A1 WO9315032 A1 WO 9315032A1
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Russell Yeckley
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
    • C01B21/00—Nitrogen; Compounds thereof
    • C01B21/082—Compounds containing nitrogen and non-metals and optionally metals
    • C01B21/0821—Oxynitrides of metals, boron or silicon
    • C01B21/0826—Silicon aluminium oxynitrides, i.e. sialons
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    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B35/00—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
    • C04B35/515—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxide ceramics
    • C04B35/58—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxide ceramics based on borides, nitrides, i.e. nitrides, oxynitrides, carbonitrides or oxycarbonitrides or silicides
    • C04B35/597—Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxide ceramics based on borides, nitrides, i.e. nitrides, oxynitrides, carbonitrides or oxycarbonitrides or silicides based on silicon oxynitride, e.g. SIALONS

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  • Ceramic materials are becoming widely used in industry today. Ceramics because of their lower costs and weight are being substituted for steel and other metal-based materials in the construction of a variety of devices and machine parts. For example, ceramics are being used as replacements for steel and other metal materials in the manufacture of car bodies, airplane parts, turbine blades, flow control valves, engine parts, cutting tools, canning dies, and forging dies.
  • Similar components manufactured from alumina or zirconia are pressed from spray dried powders.
  • the spray dry process agglomerates the high surface area powders with an organic that binds the particles together.
  • the agglomerates are near ⁇ ly spherical in shape and will flow uniformly filling dies of the desired shape.
  • the powder is unaxially pressed at up to 30,000 psi, compacting the agglomerates.
  • the binders allow the particle to rearrange during the process forming a uniform green body which after sintering yields high strength parts.
  • Sialon an acronym for silicon aluminum oxynitride, is a particularly useful ceramic material which is generally pre ⁇ pared from a mixture of silicon nitride, alumina, aluminum ni ⁇ tride, and a sintering aid such as yttria or other rare earth oxide.
  • sialon powder includes any powder blend containing such a combination of components.
  • Aqueous processes have not previously been useful for preparing fine sialon powders because the nitride powder compo ⁇ nents react with water forming hydroxides on the particle sur ⁇ faces and ammonia.
  • very hard agglomerates are produced which do not compress during the green forming operation and which generate low density secondary agglomerates during subsequent sintering, reducing the strength of the final component.
  • fine sialon powder is produced by a non-aque ⁇ ous process of milling in an alcohol such as isopropanol. The alcohol must then be evaporated using vacuum dryers, cone blenders, or spray dryers.
  • Capital costs and operating costs are also increased over water milling due to the safety meas ⁇ ures required when handling the organic solvents.
  • the present invention is directed to an improved process for producing sialon powder yielding sintered bodies having improved strength, i.e. >100 ksi as compared with bodies form ⁇ ed from powders prepared by the conventional spray drying pro ⁇ cess.
  • the process employed in the present invention generally comprises adding a silane to distilled water and an organic dispersant, mixing the resultant liquid solution with the blend of inorganic materials used to produce the sialon powder so as to form a slurry, processing the slurry by conventional techniques, and spray drying it.
  • the silanes useful as addi ⁇ tives in the present invention are the hydrophilic silanes.
  • the resulting sialon powder and sintered components manufac ⁇ tured therefrom exhibit improved strength.
  • the addition of the silane also has been found to improve the quality of the spray dried powder and the final component reliability.
  • the silane additive acts as a coupling agent which decreases hydroxide formation on the surface of the silicon nitride and aluminum nitride particles.
  • the silane results in the substantial elimination of low densi ⁇ ty agglomerates, thereby improving the strength of the resul ⁇ tant sintered component.
  • the sialon products of the present invention which are improved by the process of the present invention, comprise sil ⁇ icon aluminum oxynitride in combination with a glassy phase.
  • the sialon is form ⁇ ed by mixing together as powder blend of silicon nitride, alumina, aluminum nitride, and a sintering aid such as yttria, lanthana, or other rare earth oxide.
  • the silicon nitride is generally present in an amount of from about 75 to 95% by weight of the powder blend and more preferably in an amount of from about 82 to 90% by weight.
  • the aluminum nitride is generally present in an amount of from about 1 to 10% by weight and more prefer ⁇ ably in an amount of from about 2 to 6% by weight.
  • the alum ⁇ ina is present in an amount of from about 2 to 10% by weight and more preferably in an amount of from about 3 to 5% by weight.
  • the sintering aid is generally present in an amount of from about 3 to 10% by weight and more preferably in an amount of from about 4 to 8% by weight.
  • the powder blend is added to a dispersion of water, a dispersant, and a silane to form a slurry.
  • the powder blend is added in an amount sufficient to form a slurry having at least about 50% solids content, more preferably a solids con ⁇ tent of from about 55 to 75%. High solids levels are required to maximize output and minimize formation of hollow spheres and donuts during the spray drying.
  • silane additives useful in the process of the inven ⁇ tion are hydrophilic. Silanes obtain a hydrophilic nature from their terminal function groups. For example, silanes hav ⁇ ing an amino terminal functional group are generally hydrophil ⁇ ic. In contrast, silanes having a phenyl or a methyl function ⁇ al terminal group are hydrophobic and not suitable for use in the process of this invention. Silanes with chlorine and fluorine are also unacceptable because fluorine and chlorine have been found to retard densification and lower mechanical properties.
  • silanes which may be employed include aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycydoxypropylmethyl- diethoxysilane, 6-aminohexylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and 4-aminobutyl- dimethyl ethoxysilane.
  • a single silane may be employed or mix ⁇ tures thereof may be used.
  • silanes for a spe ⁇ cific composition may be determined by routine screening by attempting to form a low viscosity slip with sialon at about 60 to 70% solids.
  • a silane is add ⁇ ed to deionized water and mixed.
  • a sialon powder blend is then added to the silane mixture with such as a lightening mix ⁇ er and an organic dispersant such as sodium polyacrylate or ammonium polyacrylate. All of the components are blended to ⁇ gether for about 5 to 10 minutes.
  • the silanes that are most effective will yield the lower viscosity slips.
  • the silanes that are not suitable for the process form slips that do not flow and appear dry.
  • Table I shows the results of this screen ⁇ ing test for a number of silanes.
  • the silanes that are not flowable are not usable in the process of this invention.
  • the dispersant used was a sodium polyacrylate, i.e. XFS from Dow Chemical.
  • the percent silane and percent dispersant are given in weight percent based on the weight of the powder. Shear stress is measured in a Brookfield viscometer with UL adapter at 30 rpm.
  • the silane is generally present in an amount of from a- bout 0.1 to 2% by weight of the powder, more preferably in an amount of from about 0.2 to 0.5% by weight. While more of the silane could be used, it is generally desirable to use as low a level as will insure coverage of particle surfaces by the silane coupling agents.
  • the dispersant is generally present in the slurry in an amount of from about 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of the powder and more preferably in an amount of from about 0.05 to 0.25% by weight.
  • the slurry which is formed from the sialon powder blend, silane, water and dispersant is milled, preferably for about 60 to 90 minutes, circulated through a magnetic separator to remove any iron particles for about 15 minutes, passed through a screen mesh, preferably an about 15 micron mesh, deaerated and spray dried using conventional spray drying equipment.
  • the spray dried powders are pressed into 3 inch square by quar ⁇ ter inch thick tiles at 5000 psi and then isopressed to 30,000 psi.
  • the green tile is then air fired at 600°C. for 60 min ⁇ utes in 1 atmosphere nitrogen.
  • the resulting densified sialon powder component have densities of greater than about 3.23, preferably about 3.25 to 3.27, and strengths of greater than about 100 ksi, preferably about 110 ksi.
  • Conventional ceramic spray dry process technology also includes the optional use of organic binders in the slip as both a lubricant and binder. They often facilitate the defor ⁇ mation of the agglomerates during the green forming operation and impart green strength for handling and green finishing.
  • Some typical binders useful herein include polyethylenegly- cols, polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylbutyrol, methylcellulose, and glycerol.
  • the total water needed to yield a 70% solids slip for 8000 gms of powder is added to a continuous attrition mill and 0.1% A1100 silane which is aminopropyltrimethoxysilane is add ⁇ ed to the water.
  • the powder composition is 85.8% silicon ni ⁇ tride, 7.4% yttria, 3.0% alumina and 3.8% 21R polytype (solid solution of AlN, Si 3 N 4 ar ⁇ d 1 2 0 3 having the formula Al 6 SiNg0 2 ) •
  • the powder is slowly added to a mill circu ⁇ lating tank until about 2/3 of the powder has been dispersed into the water.
  • a sodium polyacrylate dispersant, 0.1%, is added before the addition of the remaining powder.
  • the slurry is circulated through the mill for about 60 to 90 minutes. During the last 20 minutes, the slip is also circulated through a magnetic separator. The slip is then wet screened through a 15 micron screen and placed into a holding tank for pumping into a spray dryer.
  • the spray dryer operating condi ⁇ tions are 248°C. inlet temperature, 95°C. outlet temperature, 45 cfm air flow, and 60 psi nozzle pressure.
  • the dried powder is collected from both the chamber and cyclone.
  • the chamber powders are larger agglomerates than the powder collected in the cyclone.
  • the chamber powder product is screened through a 140 U.S. mesh screen to remove large particles that may have fallen off the nozzle and sidewalls of the dryer.
  • Tiles 3 inch square by 1/4 inch thick are die pressed to 5,000 psi and then isopressed to 30,000 psi from the -140 mesh chamber and cyclone powders.
  • the tiles are air fired to 600"C. for 10 hours and then sintered at 1800°C. for 60 minutes in 1 atm nitrogen.
  • the tiles are machined into 3 mm x 4 mm x 50 mm flexure bars. Flexure tests are conducted on 4 point quarter point fixture with a 40 mm outer span at a crosshead speed of .02 in/min.
  • the fracture toughness is determined by control flaw-strength technique. The results are shown in Table II.
  • Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the silane content is increased to 0.2%. The results are shown in Table II.
  • Example 3 The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the percent solids is 65% and the silane content is increased to
  • Example 4 The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the percent solids is 65% and the silane content is increased to 0.4%.
  • Example 5 The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the percent solids is only 65% and the silane is N-(2-aminoethyl)- 3-aminopropyltrimethyloxysilane which is used at a level of 0.1%.
  • Example 6 The procedure of Example 5 is repeated except that the solids level is 70% and the silane level is 0.3%.
  • Example 7 The procedure of Example 5 is repeated except that the solids level is 70% and the silane level is 0.5%.
  • Example 8 The procedure of Example 5 is repeated except that the solids level is 60% and the silane level is 0.5%.
  • Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the silane is omitted completely and the solids level is 65%. The test results are shown in Table 2.
  • Example B The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the silane is replaced by phenylaminoalkyltrimethoxysilane, a hydrophilic silane.
  • the resultant slurry had too high a vis ⁇ cosity to be fed to the spray drier.
  • Comparative Example C The procedure of Comparative Example B is repeated ex ⁇ cept that the silane is replaced with (i) phenyltrimethoxy- silane and (ii) trimethyltrimethoxysilane. Neither silane pro ⁇ pronounced a sufficiently low viscosity slurry to be spray dried.
  • Example 9 The powder composition used contained 85.8 wt % silicon nitride, 7.4 wt % yttria, 3.0 wt % alumina, and 3.8 wt % 21R polytype.
  • the water required to yield a 70 wt % solids slip for a powder weight of 15 kilograms is added to a netszch mill with 0.1 wt % of XFS dispersant.
  • the sialon powder mix is slowly added to the netszch mill operating at 1200 rpm.
  • the slip is milled for 2 hours and during the final 20 minutes the slip is circulated through a magnetic separator.
  • the slip is wet screened through a 15 micron screen and into a holding tank.
  • Glycerol (3.0%) and polyvinyl alcohol (0.16%) are used as the binder to improve green strength and green handling of the pressed bodies.
  • the binder is added at the holding tank and stirred with a lightening mixer for 15 minutes.
  • the spray dryer conditions are 248°C. inlet temperature, 95°C. outlet temperature, 45 cf air flow, and 60 psi nozzle pressure.
  • the powder collected from the chamber was screened to -80 U.S. mesh to remove irregular shaped agglomerates that fell from the sidewalls.
  • the powder collected at the cyclone was pro ⁇ Ded without screening. Tiles were processed from each pow ⁇ der as described in Example 1 and are referred to as 9A in Table III.

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On décrit un procédé destiné à améliorer la résistance d'un corps densifié, préparé à partir d'une poudre de sialon, formé grâce à une méthode de séchage par pulvérisation. Le procédé consiste à ajouter de petites quantités d'un silane hydrophile à la suspension épaisse de poudres inorganiques et d'eau qui alimente le séchoir à pulvérisation.
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US5001091A (en) * 1987-11-02 1991-03-19 Norton Company Readily moldable or castable ceramic powders
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