Reaction Sintering of Biocompatible Al2O3–hBN Ceramics

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Biocompatible Al 2 O 3 –hBN ceramic was sintered from AlN and B 2 O 3 precursors by reaction hot pressing at 1750 °C and 30 MPa for 8 min. The ceramic was compared to nonreactive (NR) one sintered from Al 2 O 3 and BN under the same sintering conditions. The NR ceramic possesses 9% porosity as opposed to only 2% porosity for the reaction sintered Al 2 O 3 –hBN. The reaction sintered ceramic has crack resistance in the region of 5.0 ± 0.1 MPa·m 1/2, which is approximately 20% higher than previously reported pure Al 2 O 3 or Al 2 O 3 –hBN sintered without reaction support. The higher amount of hBN in the developed Al 2 O 3 –hBN material (27 vol %) facilitates hardness lowering to the region of 6 GPa, which is closer to the bone hardness and makes the ceramic machinable. Reaction sintering of the Al 2 O 3 –hBN composite opens a new area of creation and formation of load-bearing Al 2 O 3 –hBN ceramic bioimplants.

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