Improvement of Building Materials Performance by Sol-Gel Derived Coatings

1990 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfram Beier ◽  
Ivan Odler

ABSTRACTDifferent multicomponent solutions have been developed by which building materials were coated. After drying and annealing, the coatings convert into silicate based glassy films. TEOS or fumed silica were used as silica carriers and by adding lead compounds also low melting compositions were prepared. In some cases it proved to be convenient to adjust the viscosity of the solutions by additions of suitable organic polymers. The heat treatment was done either in an electric furnace or by means of a special acetylene burner. The produced films can protect building materials against corrosion, may reduce the absorption and permeation of water or improve abrasion resistance.

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 10901
Author(s):  
Saloua El Asri ◽  
Hamid Ahamdane ◽  
Lahoucine Hajji ◽  
Mohamed El Hadri ◽  
Moulay Ahmed El Idrissi Raghni ◽  
...  

Forsterite single phase powder Mg2SiO4 was synthesized by sol–gel method alongside with heat treatment, using two different cation alkaline salts MCl as mineralizers (M = Na, K) with various mass percentages (2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 wt.%). In this work, we report on the effect of the cation type and the added amount of used mineralizer on microstructure and electrical conductivity of Mg2SiO4. The formation of forsterite started at 680–740  °C and at 630–700  °C with KCl and NaCl respectively, as shown by TG-DTA and confirmed by XRD. Furthermore, the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) transmission spectra indicated bands corresponding to vibrations of forsterite structure. The morphology and elemental composition of sintered ceramics were examined by SEM-EDX analyses, while their densities, which were measured by Archimedes method, increased with addition of both alkaline salts. The electrical measurements were performed by Complex Impedance Spectroscopy. The results showed that electrical conductivity increased with the addition of both mineralizers, which was higher for samples prepared with NaCl than those prepared with KCl.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  

Abstract ABRASALLOY No. 3 is a space-age composite alloy steel developed to provide a unique combination of strength, ductility and abrasion resistance for earth-moving, mineral processing and mining machinery. It is not available in any other plate manufactured by conventional rolling and heat treatment. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-267. Producer or source: Atlantic Steel Corporation.


2007 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 505-508
Author(s):  
Cheol Jin Kim ◽  
In Sup Ahn ◽  
Kwon Koo Cho ◽  
Sung Gap Lee ◽  
Jun Ki Chung

LiNiO2 thin films for the application of cathode of the rechargeable battery were fabricated by Li ion diffusion on the surface oxidized NiO layer. Bi-axially textured Ni-tapes with 50 ~ 80 μm thickness were fabricated using cold rolling and annealing of Ni-rod prepared by cold isostatic pressing of Ni powder. Surface oxidation of Ni-tapes were conducted using tube furnace or line-focused infrared heater at 700 °C for 150 sec in flowing oxygen atmosphere, resulted in NiO layer with thickness of 400 and 800 μm, respectively. After Li was deposited on the NiO layer by thermal evaporation, LiNiO2 was formed by Li diffusion through the NiO layer during subsequent heat treatment using IR heater with various heat treatment conditions. IR-heating resulted in the smoother surface and finer grain size of NiO and LiNiO2 layer compared to the tube-furnace heating. The average grain size of LiNiO2 layer was 0.5~1 μm, which is much smaller than that of sol-gel processed LiNiO2. The reacted LiNiO2 region showed homogeneous composition throughout the thickness and did not show any noticeable defects frequently found in the solid state reacted LiNiO2, but crack and delamination between the reacted LiNiO2 and Ni occurred as the reaction time increased above 4hrs.


1993 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiko Tani ◽  
Zhengkui Xu ◽  
David A. Payne

AbstractPLZT thin layers were deposited onto various substrates by sol-gel methods, and crystallized under different conditions and substrate treatments. Relationships are given for the chemical characteristics of the substrate's surface and the preferred orientations which develop on heat treatment. A preferred (111) orientation always developed for perovskite crystallized on Pt layers which contained Ti on the surface. This was attributed to the formation of Pt3Ti and the role of heteroepitaxial nucleation and growth sites. In addition, a preferred (100) orientation was also obtained on unannealed Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates which were free of Ti on the surface. This was attributed to self-textured growth with flat faces striving for minimum surface energy conditions. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of interfacial chemistry on the control of texture for crystallization of PLZT thin layers on coated substrates.


2011 ◽  
Vol 117-119 ◽  
pp. 332-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Yan Wang ◽  
Yu Wu ◽  
Jing Pei Xie ◽  
Gao Lu ◽  
Xiao Ming Dong ◽  
...  

In this study, calcium nitrate(Ca(NO3)2•4H2O) and phosphorus pentoxide(P2O5) were used as precursor to prepare hydroxyapatite(HA) layer by sol-gel method, followed by a dipping-coating method to coat HA layer onto Ti. Phase formation and microstructure were investigated by XRD and SEM to study the influence of atmosphere on the property of HA layer. The results revealed that there exists no large cracks in the layer which was heated in the nitrogen, leading to a good surface quality compared with the layer which was heated in the air. And there is no obvious difference in crystallinity and volume fraction of HA in the layer when adopting heat treatment in different atmospheres.


1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1095-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Kazakos ◽  
Sridhar Komarneni ◽  
Rustum Roy

Three series of cordierite powders were prepared by the sol-gel route: a single phase (monophasic) gel prepared from alkoxides, a nominally triphasic nanocomposite gel made with two nanosized powders and one solution phase, and a truly compositionally triphasic nanocomposite gel prepared from three nanosized powders. Crystalline α-cordierite seeds were also incorporated with the gels and their effectiveness as nucleating agents was investigated and found to lower the crystallization temperature of α-cordierite by 125–150°C. The densification behavior of powder compacts was examined and alterations made to the heat treatment until optimum conditions were found. The truly triphasic compact sintered at 1300°C for 2 h resulted in 100% of theoretical density whereas the nominally triphasic and monophasis pellets densified to 96% and 80%, respectively. The enhanced densification achieved with powder compacct prepared for triphasic nanocomposite gels is due to part to the excess free energy of the three components.


2000 ◽  
Vol 613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Hyuk Bae ◽  
Jae-Hyun So ◽  
Seung-Man Yang ◽  
Do Hyun Kim

ABSTRACTSilica slurry used as abrasives in wafer polishing process is made by dispersing silica particles in an alkali solution. Since commercially available colloidal or fumed silica particles need some modifications to be directly used as abrasive slurry due to their small sizes, irregular shapes or broad size distribution, we have prepared silica abrasives by particle growth of fumed silica or colloidal silica as seeds by sol-gel method. Silica slurries prepared by this step-wise growth from commercial seeds were tested using one-armed polisher for the comparison with commercial slurries and showed the performance comparable to commercial slurries. Microstructures of polishing slurries were investigated using transmission electron microscopy and ARES rheometer. From the result, stability of the slurry was found to be more important than the primary particle sizes for the polishing performance.


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