Control of microstructure and mechanical properties of sintered aluminum nitride through addition of aluminum nitride whiskers

Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies

Yoshihiro Ohnishi¹  Toru Ujihara²  Mikinori Hotta³  Naoki Kondo³  Akihiro Shimamura³  Hiroki Shimizu⁴ 

[1] Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd, Nikko, Tochigi, Japa;Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japa;National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, Japa;National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, Japa;Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japa;

关键词: Aluminum nitride;    whisker;    rod-like grain;    flexural strength;    fracture toughness;   

DOI  :  10.1080/21870764.2021.1953760

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

Aluminum nitride (AlN) usually exhibits a microstructure consisting of equiaxed grains. However, these grains do not allow for the positive control of the microstructure and mechanical properties of AlN. In this work, we attempted to control the microstructure of AlN through the addition of whiskers and investigated the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties. The sintered AlN showed a microstructure consisting of large, rod-like grains, which originated from the whiskers. Furthermore, the microstructure varied with the size and amount of whiskers added, and so did the flexural strength and fracture toughness. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of the whisker-added AlN samples ranged from 197 to 267 MPa and 5.4 to 6.4 MPa m1/2, respectively. In contrast, those of AlN without whiskers were 336 MPa and 3.1 MPa m1/2, respectively.

【 授权许可】

CC BY