摘要:
Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12 metastable phase was successfully synthesized from analytical-grade MgO, α-Al
2O
3, MgAl
2O
4, and ZrO
2 under an N
2 atmosphere. The sintering temperature was varied from 1650 to 1780℃, and the highest amount of Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12 appeared in the composite material when the sintering temperature was 1760℃. According to our research of the formation mechanism of Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12, the formation and growth of MgAl
2O
4 dominated when the temperature was not higher than 1650℃. When the temperature was higher than 1650℃, MgO and ZrO
2 tended to diffuse into MgAl
2O
4 and the Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12 solid solution was formed. When the temperature reached 1760℃, the formation of Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12 was completed. The effect of MgAl
2O
4 spinel crystals was also studied, and their introduction into the composite material promoted the formation and growth of Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12. A highly dispersed MgO-MgAl
2O
4-ZrO
2 composite material was prepared through the decomposition of the Mg
5Al
2.4Zr
1.7O
12 metastable phase. The as-prepared composite material showed improved overall physical properties because of the good dispersion of MgO, MgAl
2O
4, and ZrO
2 phases.