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Preparation of Fine-Grained Y2.5Nd0.5Al5O12 + MgO composite ceramics for Inert Matrix Fuels by Spark Plasma Sintering

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We have studied the feasibility of preparing high-density (98.6–99.5%) Y2.5Nd0.5Al5O12 (YAG)–xMgO (x = 5, 10, 20 vol %) composite ceramics by spark plasma sintering. YAG–MgO powder materials have been prepared via MgO precipitation from an aqueous solution of magnesium nitrate, Mg(NO3)2, on the surface of garnet particles. The sintering rate of the YAG–MgO composites has been shown to be controlled by volume diffusion at low temperatures and by grain-boundary diffusion at elevated temperatures.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 16-13-10464.

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    L. S. Golovkina, A. V. Nokhrin, M. S. Boldin, E. A. Lantsev, A. I. Orlova, V. N. Chuvil’deev, A. A. Murashov & N. V. Sakharov

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Golovkina, L.S., Nokhrin, A.V., Boldin, M.S. et al. Preparation of Fine-Grained Y2.5Nd0.5Al5O12 + MgO composite ceramics for Inert Matrix Fuels by Spark Plasma Sintering. Inorg Mater 54, 1291–1298 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002016851812004X

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