| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
Materials Science & Technology 2011
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| Symposium
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MS&T'11 Poster Session
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| Presentation Title |
068 Thermoplastic Extrusion of YAG Tubes |
| Author(s) |
Nathan Taylor, Richard M. Laine |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nathan Taylor |
| Abstract Scope |
Liquid feed-flame spray pyrolysis (LF-FSP) combusts alcohol solutions of metalloorganics, producing unaggregated single and mixed-metal oxide nanopowders. We find that blends of these powders with ethylene vinyl acetate binder can be extruded to form 0.7 mm thick x 10 mm diameter x 70 cm long free standing composite tubes containing 50 vol % YAG composition that following burnout sinter to >95 %TD. Our goal is to produce optically transparent tubes for light transmission applications. Green densities following burnout were 45 %TD. We find reactive sintering of 3 Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:5 Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> produced >96 %TD using two-step sintering with a peak temperature of 1500°C/0 h and 1300 °C/20 h in vacuum. Final grain sizes were 1 to 2 µm. Alternately, tubes made with YAG composition nanopowders sintered to > 95 %TD only at 1600°C/3 h, with final grain sizes of 3 to 5 µm. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |