Abstract:
CaZrO
3was prepared by solid reaction for 3 h at different sintering temperatures using Ca(OH)
2and m-ZrO
2(1:1 by mole) as raw materials with the different contents of CuO by mass as additive. The effects of CuO on sintering properties, phase composition, and microstructures of CaZrO
3were studied by apparent porosity density determinator, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X'Pert plus software. The results show that, CaZrO
3can be synthesized by Ca(OH)
2and m-ZrO
2at 1500 ℃ to 1600 ℃ sintered for 3 h. For the CaZrO
3samples without CuO, the sharking is 11.22%, bulk density is 3.37 g·cm
-3, apparent porosity is 15.6%, and grain size is 3.58 μm. For the CaZrO3 samples added 1.5% CuO by mass, the sharking is 19.68%, bulk density reaches to 4.07 g·cm
-3, apparent porosity is 7.6%, and grain size is 5.14 μm. The reason could be summarized as the low melting reaction product (CaO-CuO) generated by CuO and CaO at high temperature, which could form the liquid at high temperature and promote the sintering.