High-porosity mullite ceramic foams prepared by selective laser sintering using fly ash hollow spheres as raw materials. Issue 13 (October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, An-Nan; Li, Meng; Xu, Jie; Lou, Chen-Hua; Wu, Jia-Min; Cheng, Li-Jin; Shi, Yu-Sheng; Li, Chen-Hui
• Is Part Of: Journal of the European Ceramic Society. Volume 38:Issue 13(2018)
• Page Start: 4553
• Page End: 4559
• Publication Date: 2018-10
• Subjects: Ceramic foams -- Fly ash hollow sphere -- Selective laser sintering -- Porosity -- Mechanical strength; Ceramic materials -- Periodicals; Composite materials -- Periodicals; Matériaux céramiques -- Périodiques; Composites -- Périodiques; Ceramic materials; Composite materials; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 666.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.05.031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0955-2219

Abstract

Abstract: A novel method to prepare high-porosity mullite ceramic foams by selective laser sintering (SLS) using fly ash hollow spheres (FAHSs) as raw materials was reported. The complex-shaped FAHS green bodies and ceramic foams without delamination or cracks were prepared by SLS. The influence of sintering temperatures on linear shrinkage, phase composition, porosity and mechanical properties was investigated. With the increase of sintering temperature from 1250 °C to 1400 °C, the compressive strength of ceramic foams increased from 0.2 MPa to 6.7 MPa causing the fracture mechanism change from fracturing along FAHSs to across FAHSs, while the porosity of ceramic foams decreased from 88.7% to 79.9% which was higher than those of ceramic foams prepared by the conventional methods. The relatively high porosity of ceramic foams was resulted from the inner hollow structure of FAHSs, the interspaces between stacking FAHSs, and the gaps between FAHSs directly related to SLS. The results above indicated that the fabrication of high-porosity FAHS ceramic foams by SLS could achieve the advanced utilization of FAHS solid waste.