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Interdiffusion in the MgO-Al2O3 spinel with or without some dopants

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With a view to seek an improved understanding of the DIMOX process, interdiffusion of polycrystalline MgO and Al2O3 in the temperature range 1473 to 1873 K was studied by diffusion couple experiments. The interdiffusivities in the spinel layer were calculated as functions of composition and temperature. The spinel portion of the phase diagram in the system MgO-Al2O3 was determined from carefully measured compositions at the phase boundaries, and the low temperature spinel region of the phase diagram was confirmed from the present results. For Zn2+ as dopant in alumina, the growth rate of spinel thickness seems to increase when compared with that of the diffusion couples without dopant. The samples containing Si4+ as dopant reveal the formation of a glass phase, and the effect of Si4+ on the diffusion process appears to be negligible.

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  1. Division of Theoretical Metallurgy, Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden

    P. Zhang (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) & S. Seetharaman (Professor)

  2. Metals Science and Engineering Program, Penn State, 16802, University Park, PA

    T. DebRoy (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering)

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This article is based on a presentation made in the “n Situ Reactions for Synthesis of Composites, Ceramics, and Intermetallics” symposium, held February 12–16, 1995, at the TMS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, under the auspices of SMD and ASM-MSD (the ASM/TMS Composites and TMS Powder Materials Committees).

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Zhang, P., DebRoy, T. & Seetharaman, S. Interdiffusion in the MgO-Al2O3 spinel with or without some dopants. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 2105–2114 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02651865

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