Contents
Aqueous Colloidal Injection Molding of Ceramics (CIMC)
Based on Gelation 1
What is Colloidal Injection Molding? 3
Colloidal Injection Molding of Ceramics (CIMC) 3
The Flowchart of CIMC 4
The Machine of Colloidal Injection Molding
of Ceramics 5
Pressure-Induced Forming 6
Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on Solidi?cation 6
Homogeneity of the Green Bodies 7
Controlling the Inner Stress in the Green Body 7
Storage Stability of Ceramic Slurries 10
The Importance of Storage Stability of Slurry 10
Chemical Stability 10
Inhibitor for Slurry Storage 12
To Prepare High Reliability Ceramic Parts with Complex
Shapes: Aqueous Colloidal Injection Molding 13
Summary 14
References 16
Gel Tape Casting of Ceramic Substrates 17
Fundamental Principle and Processing of Aqueous
Gel Tape Casting 19
Tape Casting Types and the Raw Materials Used 19
Polymerization of the Monomer 23
In?uence Factors on Polymerization of the Monomer 31
Processing of the Gel Tape Casting 37
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Characteristics of Slurries Used for Aqueous
Gel Tape Casting 40
Properties of the Aqueous Ceramic Slurries
with Binder 40
In?uence of Dispersants on Stability and Rheology
of Aqueous Ceramic Slurries with Organic Monomer 45
In?uence of Plasticizer on Properties of Aqueous
Ceramic Slurry with Organic Monomer 49
In?uence of PH Value on Properties of Slurry
with Organic Monomer 50
Effects of Surfactant on Wetting and Green Tape
Releasing (Separating) 51
Foam and Pore Elimination 53
Sintering of Green Tape Prepared by Slurry 54
Aqueous Gel Tape Casting with Styrene-Acrylic Latex
Binder 55
The Importance of Binders in Gel Tape Casting
Process 55
The Forming Film Mechanism of Latex Binder 58
Rheological Properties of the Alumina Slurries
with Binder 60
The Physical Properties and Microstructure of Green
Tapes 61
A Gel Tape Casting Process Based on Gelation of Sodium
Alginate 63
Why Study on Tape Casting of Sodium Alginate 63
The Preparation of Aqueous Alumina Suspensions
with Sodium Alginate and Calcium Phosphere Tribasic . . . 65
Control of the Gelation of Sodium Alginate 66
Characterization of Green Tapes 68
Spray Trigger Fast-Curing for Gel Tape Casting Process 70
The Idea of Spray Trigger Fast-Curing 70
Outline of the New Process 70
Summary 71
References 75
Gelation Forming Process for Toxicity-Free or Low-Toxicity
System 79
Gelation Forming of Ceramic Suspension with Agarose 80
Characteristics of Agarose 80
The Effect of Agarose Contents on the Rheology
of Aqueous Ceramic Suspensions 82
The Forming Courses of the Aqueous Ceramic
Suspensions with Agarose 84
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Alumina Casting Based on Gelation of Gelatin 88
Characteristics of Gelatin 88
The Gelation Process of the Ceramic Slurry
with Gelatin Solution 91
Preparation of Green Body Using Slurry
with Gelatin Solution 93
A Casting Forming for Ceramics by Gelatin and Enzyme
Catalysis 95
Research Background 95
Gelation Mechanism of Gelatin Solution with Urea
Under Enzyme Catalysis 97
Rheology and Zeta Potential of Alumina Suspension
Containing Gelatin and Urea 99
Coagulation Forming and Microstructure of Green
Body 100
Alumina Forming Based on Gelation of Sodium Alginate 102
Research Background 102
Gelation Principle of Sodium Alginate 104
Preparation Process of Alumina Green Bodies
and Samples by Sodium Alginate 107
Gelcasting of Silicon Carbide Based on Gelation of Sodium
Alginate 110
Research Background 110
Effect of Dispersant on the Colloidal Behavior
of the SiC Suspension 112
Rheological Property of SiC Suspension 113
Sedimentation Behavior of the SiC Suspension 115
Gelation Principle and Process of the Alginate
Solution 116
Gelation of the SiC Suspension with Alginate 116
Alumina Gelcasting with a Low-Toxicity System of HEMA 119
Academic Idea and Research Program 119
Colloidal Chemistry and Rheological Property 120
Binder Burnout and Application of the New System 122
A Synergistic Low-Toxicity Gelcasting System by Using
HEMA and PVP 124
Academic Idea and Research Program 124
f Potentials and Rheological Properties 125
Activation Energies and Solidi?cation 128
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Green Strengths and Microstructures 129
Exfoliation Elimination Effect and Analysis of the Interaction Between PVP and HEMA
Molecules 131
References 134
Generation, Development, Inheritance, and Control of the Defects
in the Transformation from Suspension to Solid 139
Rheological Behaviors of Aqueous Ceramic Suspensions 141
Rheological Behaviors of Aqueous Alumina
Suspensions 142
Effect of Rheological Properties of Suspension
on Mechanical Strength of Ceramics 145
Effects of Solid Volume Fraction on Colloidal
Forming 153
Generation and Development of Defects 158
Generation Mechanisms of Agglomerations
in Ceramic Suspensions 158
In?uences of Idle Time on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Green Bodies
by Direct Coagulation Casting 165
Effect of Ionic Conductance on Preparation of Highly
Concentrated Suspension 174
Academic Idea and Research Program 174
The Relationship Between Ion Conductivity
Constants and Solids Volume Loading 176
Control of Inner Stress in Green Body 181
Origin, Transformation and Control of Inner Stress
in Green Body 181
Release and Control of Inner Stresses in Ceramic
Green Body 187
Suppression of Surface Exfoliation with the Addition
of Organic Agents 195
Suppression of Surface Exfoliation by Introducing Polyacrylamide (PAM) into a Monomer System
in Suspension 195
Suppression of Surface Exfoliation by Introducing Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) into Monomer System
in Suspension 203
References 221
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Gelcasting of Non-oxide Ceramics 225
Effects of Powder Surface Modi?cation on Concentrated
Suspension Properties of Silicon Nitride 226
Contributing Factor and Elimination of Macropores
in Silicon Nitride Green Bodies 226
Effect of Foreign Ions on Concentrated Suspension
of Silicon Nitride 232
Effects of Acid Cleaning and Calcinations
on the Suspension Properties of Silicon Nitride 238
Effects of Liquid Medium and Surface Group
on Dispersibility of Silicon Nitride Powder 249
Gelcasting of Silicon Nitride Ceramics 255
Preparation of Silicon Nitride Ceramics
with Surface-Coated Silicon Nitride Powder 255
Preparation of Silicon Nitride Ceramics
with Surface-Oxidized Silicon Nitride Powder 267
Preparation of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Using
Combination Processing 276
Gelcasting of Silicon Carbide Ceramic and Silicon
Nitride-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramic 287
Gelcasting of Concentrated Aqueous Silicon Carbide
Ceramic 287
Gelcasting of Aqueous Slurry with Silicon
Nitride-Bonded Silicon Carbide 294
References 306
Applications of New Colloidal-Forming Processes 311
Ceramic Microbeads 311
The Forming Principle of Ceramic Microbeads
Based on Gelcasting 311
The Process of Preparing Microbeads 314
The Properties of Ceramic Microbeads 314
Summary 328
Improving the Breakdown Strength of the Rutile Capacitor 329
The In?uence of Sintering Additives on the Flow
Behavior 331
Calcining of the Rutile Mixture 333
The Rheological Behavior of the Calcined Rutile
Mixture 334
Gelcasting of the Calcined Rutile Mixture 335
Summary 336
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Thin-Wall Rutile Tube for Ozone Generator with High
Dielectric Constant 338
Results and Discussions 339
Summary 341
Refractory Nozzle of Zirconia 342
Rheological Behaviors of Zirconia Suspensions
with Different Dispersants 343
Sediment Stability of Zirconia Suspension
with Different Dispersants 345
Preparation of Zirconia Refractory Nozzles 346
Summary 346
Water-Based Gelcasting of Lead Zirconate Titanate 348
Colloidal Chemistry and Rheological Behavior 350
Microstructure and Properties 354
Summary 357
References 357
New Methods and Techniques Based on Gelation 359
Development Overview and Application of Solid Freeform
Fabrication 361
Development Overview of Solid Freeform Fabrication 361
Application of Solid Freeform Fabrication 362
Development Overview and Application of Freeze-Gelcasting 371
The Combination of Gelcasting and Freeze-Casting
Technique 371
Fabrication of Ceramics with Special Porous
Structures 372
Microstructure and Properties of Porous Alumina
Ceramics 378
Mechanical Properties and Applications of Alumina
Ceramics with Ultra-Low Density 382
Solidi?cation of Concentrated Silicon Nitride Suspensions
for Gelcasting by Ultrasonic Effects 387
The Forming Method of Gelcasting Using Ultrasonic
Effects 387
Preparation of Concentrated Silicon Nitride
Suspensions 388
Ultrasonic Accelerated Solidi?cation 389
Comparison of Thermal- and Ultrasonic-Activated
Solidi?cations 392
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Novel Laser Machining Technology for Alumina Green
Ceramic 394
Laser Machining Technology 394
Practical Application of Laser Machining Technology 395
References 402
Novel In-situ Coagulation Casting of Ceramic Suspensions 405
Direct Coagulation Casting of Ceramic Suspension
by High Valence Counter-Ions 407
Direct Coagulation Casting by Using Calcium Iodate
as Coagulating Agent 407
Direct Coagulation Casting by Using Calcium
Phosphate as Coagulating Agent 423
Direct Coagulation Casting by Using Thermo-Sensitive Liposomes as Coagulating Agent 432
Direct Coagulation Casting from Citrate Assisted
by pH Shift 442
Direct Coagulation Casting via High Valence
Counter-Ions from Chelation Reaction 474
Dispersion Removal Coagulation Casting 501
Dispersant Reaction Method 501
Dispersant Hydrolysis Method 521
Dispersant Separation Method 532
References 541
Appendix A: The Testing, Analyzing and Sintering Methods Used
in Authors' Research 549
Appendix B: The Raw Materials Used in Authors' Research 551
Index of Scholars 553
Index of Terms 561
Postscript 567