Effect of Lanthanum Oxide Addition on Structure and Properties of Alumina Microcrystalline Ceramics
A series of Al2O3 microcrystalline ceramics were prepared by atmospheric sintering using La2O3 as sinte-ring aid,focusing on the effect of La2O3 addition on the structure and mechanical properties of Al2O3 ceramics.The av-erage grain size of the samples was between 3~4 μm,and the density,flexural strength and fracture toughness of the samples were significantly improved.Among them,the toughness was highest when the sintering temperature was 1 700 ℃ and the mass fraction of La2O3 was 1.8%.La2O3 was evenly distributed in the ceramic matrix,and the sam-ple phase was mainly Al2O3,and when the mass fraction of La2O3 was higher than 0.9%,a small amount of Lai.4Al22.6O36 phase existed in the sample.