Preparation and thermal conductivity of Sm 2(Zr 0.6Ce 0.4) 2O 7 ceramic

Hong Song Zhang*, Kun Sun, Qiang Xu, Fu Chi Wang, Ling Liu

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Abstract

A pure Sm 2(Zr 0.6Ce 0.4) 2O 7 ceramic was prepared via solid-state reaction using ZrO 2, CeO 2, and Sm 2O 3 as the starting powders at 1600 °C for 10 h. The phase composition and microstructure were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The thermal conductivity was measured by laser-flash method. The results indicated that the prepared ceramic had a pure fluorite structure. Its microstructure was dense with a relative density of 93.35% and there were no other unreacted oxides or interphases in the interfaces between grains. Because of the structure transformation from pyrochlore to fluorite, the synthesized product had a higher thermal conductivity than Sm 2Zr 2O 7 ceramic. However, the average thermal conductivity of Sm 2(Zr 0.6Ce 0.3) 2O 7 was lower than that of yttria-stabilized zirconia. The measurements of thermal conductivity suggested that the synthesized ceramic can be used as a new material for new thermal barrier coatings in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1140-1143
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Ceramics
  • Rare earth zirconate
  • Thermal barrier coatings
  • Thermal conductivity

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