SYNTHESIS OF CELLULAR INORGANIC MATERIALS BY FOAMING SOL GELS

被引:66
作者
WU, MX
FUJIU, T
MESSING, GL
机构
[1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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10.1016/0022-3093(90)90167-K
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TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
A method for synthesizing low density, cellular inorganic materials from sol-gels has been developed. The method utilizes viscosity control during gelation to stabilize bubbles generated from freon droplets dispersed in the sol. Cellular silica, mullite and zirconia-toughened mullite have been fabricated with relative densities ranging from 10 to 45% and average cell sizes ranging from 30 to 1000 μm in diameter in dense matrices. This new class of low density, sol-gel-derived materials offers many opportunities in high temperature insulation, low permittivity substrates and catalyst supports, to name a few. © 1990.
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