Abstract
According to our recent study, zircon (ZrSiO4) mineral can be reduced to a zirconium silicide-alumina mixture by mechanochemically induced replacement reaction with aluminium. Further milling in nitrogen atmosphere produced zirconium nitride-alumina-silicide ceramic composite. This two step procedure can be extended for application to a variety of oxide starting materials. In this paper we present nitridation results for oxides of the group IV metals (Ti, Zr, and Hf). These elements were successfully nitrided to form compounds with the approximate composition MN0.9 (M=metal). Intermediate phases including ternary alloys and sub-oxides were detected during the milling process. Resulting nitride-oxide ceramic compositions are compared to those predicted by thermodynamic considerations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-292 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 266 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 1998 |