Preparation of Al4SiC4 by Hot Pressing Sintering with SiC as Raw Material

doi:10.19691/j.cnki.1004-4493.2025.03.007

China's Refractories ›› 2025, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 43-47.DOI: 10.19691/j.cnki.1004-4493.2025.03.007

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Preparation of Al₄SiC₄ by Hot Pressing Sintering with SiC as Raw Material

WEI Haoyu, WANG Li^*, LIU Shijie, HUANG Ke, XU Yuting, JI Xiaoyu, MA Qing, ZHAI Yukun, WANG Caiyun

Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China

Online:2025-09-15 Published:2025-09-24
Contact: ^*e-mail: wangli6433@sina.com
About author:Wei Haoyu, born in 2003, received his bachelor’s degree in inorganic nonmetallic materials engineering from Luoyang Institute of Technology in 2025. Currently, he is pursuing a master’s degree in materials and chemical engineering at Hubei University.

Abstract

Abstract: In order to solve the problems of traditional long sintering time and relatively low density of synthesized Al₄SiC₄, Al₄SiC₄ was prepared via hot pressing sintering using aluminum powder, silicon carbide powder, flake graphite, and pretreated synthetic Al₄C₃ as raw materials. The phase composition of the Al₄C₃ specimen, which was prepared by pretreating aluminum powder and flake graphite at different temperatures, was investigated. The effects of the heat treatment temperature and duration on the phase composition, microstructure, physical properties, and oxidation resistance of the Al₄SiC₄ specimen were also explored. The results show that under the condition of firing at 1 650 °C for 3 h, the Al₄SiC₄ specimen exhibits an apparent porosity of 13.1%, a bulk density of 2.88 g·cm^-3, a cold compressive strength as high as 63.23 MPa, and a mass loss rate of 1.2%. The preparation of relatively-high-density Al₄SiC₄ ceramics by hot pressing sintering has potential industrial application prospects.

Key words: hot pressing sintering, Al₄SiC₄, SiC, compressive strength

WEI Haoyu, WANG Li, LIU Shijie, HUANG Ke, XU Yuting, JI Xiaoyu, MA Qing, ZHAI Yukun, WANG Caiyun. Preparation of Al₄SiC₄ by Hot Pressing Sintering with SiC as Raw Material[J]. China's Refractories, 2025, 34(3): 43-47.

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