Author/Authors :
Sadighzadeh, A. AEOI - Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Faculty, ايران , Mashayekhan, Sh. islamic azad university - Department of Physics, ايران , Nedaie, B. AEOI - Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Faculty, ايران , Nedaie, B. islamic azad university - Department of Physics, ايران , Ghorashi, A. H. AEOI - Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Faculty, ايران
Abstract :
Study of the microstructure of silicon carbide (SiC) membrane as a function of sintering temperature and the percentage amount of additive kaolin is the outcome of the experimental fabrications presented in this paper. The SEM micrographs are used to investigate the impact of above parameters on the porosity of membrane. The experimental results show that the rise in the temperature causes more sintering of powder particles, growing granules, augmentation of the number of pores and consequently increasing the total porosity of membrane. Using XRD analyses, it is found that SiC amorphous phase is highly sensitive to the temperature and its crystallization physically grows with temperature increase.
