Densification of nano-yttria powders for IR window applications

Charles B. Willingham; Joseph M. Wahl; Patrick K. Hogan; Lenn C. Kupferberg; Thomas Y. Wong; Alok M. De

doi:10.1117/12.500986

26 September 2003 Densification of nano-yttria powders for IR window applications

Charles B. Willingham, Joseph M. Wahl, Patrick K. Hogan, Lenn C. Kupferberg, Thomas Y. Wong, Alok M. De

Proceedings Volume 5078, Window and Dome Technologies VIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.500986
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Commerically available yttrium oxide nanopowders were evaluated as starting materials for preparation of transparent materials. The objective is an yttria optical ceramic exhibiting approximately one micrometer grain size to provide increased strength and thermal shock resistance. Three vendors were selected to provide nanoscale powders for testing and evaluation. They were compared to a conventional (5 μm) powder previously used to prepare optical quality ceramic yttria. While all of the selected nanopowders had impurity levels that were too high to allow processing to full transparency, two of the samples were processed to full density and moderate transparency was produced in one. In preparation for processing via Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) samples were sintered to a closed pore state at temperatures as low as 1400 °C, and with soak times as short as 12 minutes at 1550 °C. The use of ultrasonic attenuation as a technique for measuring particle size distributions in slurries was explored and found to be an invaluable tool when colloidally processing nanopowders. Finally, the areas most important for continued improvements were identified.

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Charles B. Willingham, Joseph M. Wahl, Patrick K. Hogan, Lenn C. Kupferberg, Thomas Y. Wong, and Alok M. De "Densification of nano-yttria powders for IR window applications", Proc. SPIE 5078, Window and Dome Technologies VIII, (26 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.500986

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