Compositional Effects on Densification and Microstructural Evolution of Bismuth Titanate
Abstract
The effects of small compositional variations on the densification and microstructural evolution of bismuth titanate (Bi4Ti3O12) powder compacts were investigated during sintering and during hot forging. For a nominally stoichiometric Bi4Ti3O12 composition, sintering commenced at sim870°C, leading to a relatively dense microstructure (relative density >97% of the theoretical value) with randomly aligned elongated grains after 1 h at 1100°C. Small additions (1 weight percent) of Bi2O3 or TiO2 to the nominally stoichiometric Bi4Ti3O12 composition shifted the onset of sintering to lower or higher temperatures, respectively, but did not significantly alter the final density. Hot forging produced a microstructure of aligned, elongated grains. The small compositional variations did not seriously influence the ability to develop the elongated grain alignment. However, subsequent annealing of the hot forged materials produced significant changes in the aligned grain microstructure. The elongated grain alignment in the nominally stoichiometric Bi4Ti3O12 composition was destroyed during subsequent annealing for less than 2 h at 1100°C.
Recommended Citation
J. S. Patwardhan and M. N. Rahaman, "Compositional Effects on Densification and Microstructural Evolution of Bismuth Titanate," Journal of Materials Science, Springer Netherlands, Jan 2004.
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Compositional Effects; Bismuth Titanate; Densification; Microstructural Evolution
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0022-2461
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 Springer Netherlands, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2004
