TY - JOUR A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Kachanov, M. T1 - Porous microcracked ceramics under comporession: Micromechanical model of non-linear behavior JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - Stress–strain curves for porous microcracked ceramics (such as aluminum titanate) under compression exhibit non-linearity, hysteresis, and a sharp increase in stiffness when changing from loading to unloading. A micromechanical model is developed that expresses these features in terms of porosity and crack density. The mentioned features are linked, in a quantitative way, to closures and frictional sliding of microcracks. The model also allows one to extract information on crack densities from stress–strain curves, which provides insight into the evolution of open, closed and sliding cracks. The model is approximate due to uncertainty factors, but its predictions are generally in agreement with the data and the information conveyed by SEM images. KW - Stress–strain relations KW - Uniaxial compression KW - Friction KW - Microcracks KW - Porous ceramics KW - Differential scheme PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.03.012 SN - 0955-2219 SN - 1873-619X VL - 33 IS - 11 SP - 2073 EP - 2085 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-31385 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dreßler, Martin A1 - Reinsch, Stefan A1 - Schadrack, Reinhard A1 - Benemann, Sigrid T1 - Burnout behavior of ceramic coated open cell polyurethane (PU) sponges JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - Open cell rigid foams made from polyurethane (PU) are frequently used in ceramic processing for preparation of porous ceramics by the so-called replica technique. This work presents data regarding the PU burnout, shrinkage characteristics as well as the morphology of the ceramic coated PU sponges during heating up. Shrinkage of the ceramic coated PU sponges closely follows the mass loss due to PU decomposition. Two temperatures (i) 267 °C and (ii) 380 °C were identified at which PU decomposition reaches local maxima. Shrinkage measurements on ceramic coated PU sponges reveal that both PU decomposition stages lead to similar extends of shrinkage in the ceramic coated PU sponge. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) showed that the two decomposition related temperatures (267 and 380 °C) differ concerning the energy release. While the low-temperature signal is endothermic, an exothermic signal was detected at 380 °C. The morphology of the ceramic coated PU sponges was investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) which gave insight into the formation of hollow ceramic struts-a well known feature of ceramics being prepared by the replica technique. KW - Polyurethane (PU) KW - Porous ceramics KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Thermal analysis PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.07.025 SN - 0955-2219 SN - 1873-619X VL - 29 IS - 16 SP - 3333 EP - 3339 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-20092 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Onel, Yener A1 - Wolk, Thomas A1 - Staude, Andreas A1 - Ehrig, Karsten A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Evaluating porosity in cordierite diesel particulate filter materials, part 1 X-ray refraction JF - Journal of ceramic science and technology N2 - Bi-continuous porous ceramics for filtration applications possess a particularly complicated microstructure, with porosity and solid matter being intermingled. Mechanical, thermal, and filtration properties can only be precisely estimated if the morphology of both solid matter and porosity can be quantitatively determined. Using x-ray absorption and refraction, we quantitatively evaluate porosity and pore orientation in cordierite diesel particulate filter ceramics. Porosity values turn out to agree with mercury intrusion measurements, while pore orientation factors agree with published crystallographic texture data. KW - Porous ceramics KW - Pore orientation KW - X-ray refraction KW - Synchrotron KW - Interface PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2013-00021 SN - 2190-9385 VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 169 EP - 176 PB - Göller CY - Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-29939 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Onel, Yener A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Staude, Andreas A1 - Ehrig, Karsten A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Wolk, Thomas A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Evaluating porosity in cordierite Diesel particulate filter materials, Part 2 statistical analysis of computed tomography data JF - Journal of ceramic science and technology N2 - Complementary to Part 1 of this work, the bi-continuous microstructure of porous synthetic cordierite ceramics for filtration applications was investigated using 3D x-ray computed tomography at different resolutions. Applying both Fast Fourier Transform and a newly developed image analysis algorithm, we quantitatively evaluated porosity and pore orientation. The statistical approach allows extraction of spatially resolved or average values. Porosity values based on x-ray absorption agree with mercury intrusion measurements, while pore orientation factors agree with x-ray refraction data (Part 1 of this work), and with published crystallographic texture data. KW - Pore orientation KW - Porous ceramics KW - Computed tomography KW - 3D microstructure PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2013-00022 SN - 2190-9385 VL - 05 IS - 01 SP - 13 EP - 22 PB - Göller CY - Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-30379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tzschichholz, Grit A1 - Steinborn, Gabriele A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Klobes, Peter T1 - Characterisation of porous titania yttrium oxide compounds by mercury intrusion porosimetry and X-ray refractometry JF - Journal of porous materials N2 - Aiming at ceramic materials of low thermal radiation emittance titania yttrium oxide ceramics have been prepared by sintering in air at 1,100 and 1,400 °C, respectively, and characterised. Due to its high infrared refractive index, average pore sizes up to 1 µm for optimal Mie scattering cross sections and over 35% porosity the material is a promising candidate for elevated temperature insulations. The essentially in large pore growth is achieved by graphitic nano and micro particle additives. The microstructure parameters of porosity, specific surface area, median and average pore sizes are determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry. Beyond this classical technique supplementary measurements by X-ray Absorption and X-ray refractometry reveal considerably larger average pore sizes due to closed pores not accessible for mercury. An additional advantage of the X-ray techniques is their non-destructive application, which allows other treatments afterwards. The combined application of both methods provides additional information and reliability in case of complex ceramic microstructures and may serve for improved developments of porous ceramics with optimised thermal scattering for energy savings in high temperature applications. KW - Porous ceramics KW - Mercury intrusion porosimetry KW - X-ray refractometry KW - Porosity KW - Specific surface area KW - Average pore size PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-010-9358-4 SN - 1380-2224 SN - 1573-4854 VL - 18 IS - 1 SP - 83 EP - 88 PB - Kluwer CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-22977 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Yao, Dongxu A1 - Xia, Y. A1 - Zuo, K.-h. A1 - Jiang, D. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Zeng, Y.-P. A1 - Heinrich, J.G. T1 - The effect of fabrication parameters on the mechanical properties of sintered reaction bonded porous Si3N4 ceramics JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - Porous silicon nitride ceramics were prepared via sintered reaction bonded silicon nitride at 1680 °C. The grain size of nitrided Si3N4 and diameter of post-sintered ß-Si3N4 are controlled by size of raw Si. Porosity of 42.14–46.54% and flexural strength from 141 MPa to 165 MPa were obtained. During post-sintering with nano Y2O3 as sintering additive, nano Y2O3 can promote the formation of small ß-Si3N4 nuclei, but the large amount of ß-Si3N4 (>20%) after nitridation also works as nuclei site for precipitation, in consequence the growth of fine ß-Si3N4 grains is restrained, the length is shortened, and the improvement on flexural strength is minimized. The effect of nano SiC on the refinement of the ß-Si3N4 grains is notable because of the pinning effect, while the effect of nano C on the refinement of the ß-Si3N4 grains is not remarkable due to the carbothermal reaction and increase in viscosity of the liquid phase. KW - Porous ceramics KW - Silicon nitride KW - Reaction bonding KW - Anisotropic grain growth KW - Ceramic PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.06.018 SN - 0955-2219 SN - 1873-619X VL - 34 IS - 15 SP - 3461 EP - 3467 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-32542 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -