AL2O3-BASED CERAMIC WELDING SEALING COMPONENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

The present invention discloses an Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of metalized ceramic processing. The Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component disclosed in the present invention comprises a ceramic matrix and a metallized layer. The ceramic matrix is made from raw materials such as an inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, yttrium oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, an additive, a binder and a dispersant, through steps such as preparation of the inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, mixing, pelletizing, primary sintering and secondary sintering; and the raw materials of the metallized layer comprise titanium powder, tungsten powder, molybdenum oxide, boron oxide, yttrium oxide and an organic binder. Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component provided by the present invention has high efficiency of space filling and tensile strength, excellent tensile strength, toughness and high-temperature resistance.

Claims

1. An Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising a ceramic matrix and a metallized layer, wherein the ceramic matrix is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 80-90 parts of inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, 2-5 parts of yttrium oxide, 1-3 parts of silicon oxide, 2-4 parts of titanium oxide, 0.5-1.0 parts of additive, 3-5 parts of binder and 1-3 parts of dispersant, and the additive, binder and dispersant are LiYO.sub.2, polyvinyl butyral and sodium tripolyphosphate respectively; a preparation method of the ceramic matrix comprising the steps of: A1, preparation of inorganic fiber-hexagonal aluminum oxide 3D network matrix: impregnating the inorganic fibers in a 2 mol/L NaOH solution and a silicone insulating impregnating agent, impregnating for 3-4 h at 70-90° C., filtering and drying to obtain surface-modified inorganic fibers, wherein the mass ratio of the NaOH solution and the silicone insulating impregnating agent is 1:1-2; mixing the aluminum oxide and the surface-modified inorganic fibers, and reacting under an inert atmosphere at a pressure of 5-10 MPa and a temperature of 80-120° C. for 2-6 h to prepare the inorganic fiber-hexagonal aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, wherein the mass ratio of the surface-modified inorganic fibers to aluminum oxide is 1:4-8; A2, mixing: mixing silicon oxide, yttrium oxide and the additive uniformly, adding same to the inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix prepared in step A1, then adding titanium oxide, the dispersant and water, and performing high-speed ball-milling for 6-8 h; A3, granulation: performing suction filter on the milled slurry, and then processing same into a granular ceramic powder with an average particle size of 20-40 μm by a centrifugal spray drier for later use; A4, primary sintering: loading the ceramic powder obtained in step A3 into a hot-pressing mold, and performing normal temperature sintering at 1000-1200° C. with nitrogen as a protective gas, with the temperature-holding time being 1-2 h to prepare a ceramic blank; and A5, secondary sintering: loading the ceramic blank obtained in step A4 into a hot-pressing mold, using nitrogen as a protective gas, sintering at 1600-1800° C. under normal pressure, with the temperature-holding time being 2-3 h; after cooling to room temperature in a furnace, taking out the sintered product, and then polishing same on a surface grinding machine to prepare a ceramic matrix to be metallized.

2. The Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component of claim 1, wherein the inorganic fiber of step Al is one of silicon carbide fiber, aluminum nitride fiber or silicon oxide fiber.

3. The Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component of claim 1, wherein during the ball-milling of step A2, the ball-milling rate is 360 r/min and the ball-to-material ratio is 10:1.

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort fall within the scope of the present invention.

[0031] Hereinafter, the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component and preparation method thereof according to the present invention will be described with reference to specific examples.

[0032] Example 1: Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising a ceramic matrix and a metallized layer, the ceramic matrix and a preparation method thereof

[0033] The ceramic matrix in the sealing component comprise the following raw materials in parts by weight: 80 parts of an inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, 5 parts of yttrium oxide, 3 parts of silicon oxide, 4 parts of titanium oxide, 21 parts of LiYO2, 4.5 parts of polyvinyl butyral and 3 parts of sodium tripolyphosphate;

[0034] The preparation method of the ceramic matrix according to the above formula components comprises the following steps:

[0035] A1. preparation of a silicon carbide fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix:

[0036] The silicon carbide fiber was impregnated in a 2 mol/L NaOH solution and a silicone insulating impregnating agent for 3-4 h at 70-90° C.; through filtering and drying, a surface-modified silicon carbide fibers were obtained, wherein the mass ratio of the NaOH solution and the silicone insulating impregnating agent was 1:1; and

[0037] the aluminum oxide and the surface-modified silicon carbide fibers were mixed, and reacted under an inert atmosphere at a pressure of 5-10 MPa and a temperature of 80-120° C. for 2-6 h to prepare a silicon carbide fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, wherein the mass ratio of the surface-modified silicon carbide fiber to aluminum oxide was 1:4;

[0038] A2, mixing: silicon oxide, yttrium oxide and an additive were mixed uniformly, and added to the silicon carbide fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix prepared in step A1; and then titanium oxide, the dispersant and water were added, and ball-milling was performed at a rate of 360 r/min for 6-8 h, wherein the ball-to-material ratio was 10:1;

[0039] A3, granulation: the milled slurry was subjected to suction filter, and was then processed into a granular ceramic powder with an average particle size of 20-40 μm by a centrifugal spray drier for later use;

[0040] A4, primary sintering: the ceramic obtained in step A3 was loaded into a hot-pressing mold, and subjected to normal temperature sintering at 1000-1200° C. with nitrogen as a protective gas, with the temperature-holding time being 1-2 h, to obtain a ceramic blank; and

[0041] A5, secondary sintering: the ceramic blank obtained in step A4 was loaded into the hot-pressing mold, and sintered at 1600-1800° C. under normal pressure using nitrogen as a protective gas, with the temperature-holding time being 2-3 h; the sintered product was cooled to room temperature in a furnace, taken out, and polished on a surface grinding machine to obtain a ceramic matrix to be metallized.

[0042] Example 2: Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising a ceramic matrix and a metallized layer, the ceramic matrix and a preparation method thereof

[0043] The ceramic matrix in the sealing component comprise the following raw materials in parts by weight: 85 parts of an inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, 3 parts of yttrium oxide, 2 parts of silicon oxide, 3 parts of titanium oxide, 0.8 parts of LiYO.sub.2, 5 parts of polyvinyl butyral and 1.2 parts of sodium tripolyphosphate.

[0044] The preparation method of the ceramic matrix in example 2 was the same as that in example 1, and the specific steps were referred to example 1. It is noted that in step A1, the inorganic fibers were aluminum nitride fibers, the mass ratio of NaOH solution to the silicone insulation impregnant was 1:2, and the mass ratio of the surface-modified silicon carbide fibers to the aluminum oxide was 1:6.

[0045] Example 3: Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising a ceramic matrix and a metallized layer, the ceramic matrix and a preparation method thereof

[0046] The ceramic matrix in the sealing component comprise the following raw materials in parts by weight: 90 parts of an inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, 2 parts of yttrium oxide, 1 parts of silicon oxide, 2 parts of titanium oxide, 1 parts of LiYO.sub.2, 3 parts of polyvinyl butyral and 1 parts of sodium tripolyphosphate.

[0047] The preparation method of the ceramic matrix in example 3 was the same as that in example 1, and the specific steps were referred to example 1. It is noted that in step A1, the inorganic fibers were silicon oxide fibers, the mass ratio of NaOH solution to the silicone insulation impregnant was 1:1.5, and the mass ratio of the surface-modified silicon carbide fibers to the aluminum oxide was 1:8.

[0048] Example 4: Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising a ceramic matrix and a metallized layer, the ceramic matrix and a preparation method thereof

[0049] The ceramic matrix in the sealing component comprise the following raw materials in parts by weight: 82 parts of an inorganic fiber-aluminum oxide 3D network matrix, 4.5 parts of yttrium oxide, 3 parts of silicon oxide, 2.8 parts of titanium oxide, 0.7 parts of LiYO.sub.2, 5 parts of polyvinyl butyral and 2 parts of sodium tripolyphosphate.

[0050] The preparation method of the ceramic matrix in example 4 was the same as that in example 1, and the specific steps were referred to example 1. It is noted that in step A1, the inorganic fibers were silicon carbide fibers, the mass ratio of NaOH solution to the silicone insulation impregnant was 1:2, and the mass ratio of the surface-modified silicon carbide fibers to the aluminum oxide was 1:5.5.

[0051] Example 5: composition of metallized layer in Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component and preparation method of sealing component

[0052] The metallized paste comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 10 parts of titanium powder, 60 parts of tungsten powder, 10 parts of molybdenum oxide, 13 parts of boron oxide, 2 parts of yttrium oxide and 5 parts of an organic binder, wherein the organic binder is mixed by ethyl cellulose: terpineol: ethylene glycol in a weight ratio of 2:1:1.

[0053] A preparation method of an Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising the steps of:

[0054] B1, preparation of metallized paste: the above-mentioned parts of titanium powder, tungsten powder, molybdenum oxide, boron oxide, yttrium oxide and the organic binder were uniformly mixed together to prepare a metallized paste;

[0055] B2, silk-screen: the surface of the ceramic matrix to be metallized prepared in example 1 was ultrasonically cleaned with anhydrous ethanol; and then the metallized paste was uniformly coated on the surfaces of both ends of the ceramic matrix by means of silk-screen printing, wherein the printing thickness of the metallized paste is 40-50 μm; and

[0056] B3, metallization: the ceramic matrix coated with the metallized paste prepared above was sintered under vacuum or inert gas protection, with the sintering temperature being 1300-1500° C., and the sintering temperature-holding time being 60-90 min, so as to obtain the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component of the present invention C1.

[0057] Example 6: composition of metallized layer in Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component and preparation method of sealing component

[0058] The metallized paste comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight:

[0059] 15 parts of titanium powder, 55 parts of tungsten powder, 13 parts of molybdenum oxide, 10 parts of boron oxide, 3 parts of yttrium oxide and 4 parts of an organic binder, wherein the organic binder is mixed by ethyl cellulose: terpineol: ethylene glycol in a weight ratio of 2:1:1.

[0060] A preparation method of an Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising the steps of:

[0061] B1, preparation of metallized paste: the above-mentioned parts of titanium powder, tungsten powder, molybdenum oxide, boron oxide, yttrium oxide and the organic binder were uniformly mixed together to prepare a metallized paste;

[0062] B2, silk-screen: the surface of the ceramic matrix to be metallized prepared in example 2 was ultrasonically cleaned with anhydrous ethanol; and then the metallized paste was uniformly coated on the surfaces of both ends of the ceramic matrix by means of silk-screen printing, wherein the printing thickness of the metallized paste was 40-50 μm; and

[0063] B3, metallization: the ceramic matrix coated with the metallized paste prepared above was sintered under vacuum or inert gas protection, with the sintering temperature being 1300-1500° C., and the sintering temperature-holding time being 60-90 min, so as to obtain the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component of the present invention C2.

[0064] Example 7: composition of metallized layer in Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component and preparation method of sealing component

[0065] The metallized paste comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 18 parts of titanium powder, 50 parts of tungsten powder, 10 parts of molybdenum oxide, 15 parts of boron oxide, 4 parts of yttrium oxide and 3 parts of an organic binder, wherein the organic binder is mixed by ethyl cellulose: terpineol: ethylene glycol in a weight ratio of 2:1:1.

[0066] A preparation method of an Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising the steps of:

[0067] B1, preparation of metallized paste: the above-mentioned parts of titanium powder, tungsten powder, molybdenum oxide, boron oxide, yttrium oxide and the organic binder were uniformly mixed together to prepare a metallized paste;

[0068] B2, silk-screen: the surface of the ceramic matrix to be metallized prepared in example 3 was ultrasonically cleaned with anhydrous ethanol; and then the metallized paste was uniformly coated on the surfaces of both ends of the ceramic matrix by means of silk-screen printing, wherein the printing thickness of the metallized paste was 40-50 μm; and

[0069] B3, metallization: the ceramic matrix coated with the metallized paste prepared above was sintered under vacuum or inert gas protection, with the sintering temperature being 1300-1500° C., and the sintering temperature-holding time being 60-90 min, so as to obtain the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component of the present invention C3.

[0070] Example 8: composition of metallized layer in Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component and preparation method of sealing component

[0071] The metallized paste comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 20 parts of titanium powder, 40 parts of tungsten powder, 20 parts of molybdenum oxide, 15 parts of boron oxide, 3 parts of yttrium oxide and 2 parts of an organic binder, wherein the organic binder is mixed by ethyl cellulose: terpineol: ethylene glycol in a weight ratio of 2:1:1.

[0072] A preparation method of an Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component comprising the steps of:

[0073] B1, preparation of metallized paste: the above-mentioned parts of titanium powder, tungsten powder, molybdenum oxide, boron oxide, yttrium oxide and the organic binder were uniformly mixed together to prepare a metallized paste;

[0074] B2, silk-screen: the surface of the ceramic matrix to be metallized prepared in example 4 was ultrasonically cleaned with anhydrous ethanol; and then the metallized paste was uniformly coated on the surfaces of both ends of the ceramic matrix by means of silk-screen printing, wherein the printing thickness of the metallized paste was 40-50 μm; and

[0075] B3, metallization: the ceramic matrix coated with the metallized paste prepared above was sintered under vacuum or inert gas protection, with the sintering temperature being 1300-1500° C., and the sintering temperature-holding time being 60-90 min, so as to obtain the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component of the present invention C4.

[0076] The tensile strength of the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing components prepared in Examples 5-8 was tested as follows:

[0077] The tensile strength was tested by three-point method. Namely, three points were uniformly selected at one end face of the seal component, and on each point, placed was a 0.1 mm thick silver copper solder piece of Φ3 mm. Then three ψ3 mm×30 mm iron-nickel-cobalt porcelain seal alloy rods were vertically and smoothly pressed on the solder piece with clamps, respectively, and placed in a vacuum brazing furnace for brazing. Finally, the sealed test piece was subjected to a tension test on a material testing machine. The tensile strength value was calculated according to the equation E=10P/F, wherein: E-tensile strength (MPa), P-force at break (KN), and F-sealing area of test piece cm.sup.2. The test equipment was a CSS-44100 universal material testing machine.

[0078] Compared with the preparation method of a high-alumina ceramic disclosed in invention patent CN109336564B and the high-alumina ceramic prepared by the method, the comparative test results of the tensile strength of the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing components obtained in the above-mentioned embodiments 5-8 are shown in Table 1.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Test results of tensile strength of seal components C1 C2 C3 C4 Comparative Flexural 204 216 210 208 162 Strength, MPa

[0079] The ceramic matrixes of Examples 1-4 were tested for efficiency of space filling, flexural strength, and fracture toughness.

[0080] (1) Test method for efficiency of space filling of ceramic matrix:

[0081] Test for Bulk Density

[0082] 1) The sample to be tested was placed in an oven at 100±5° C. to dry to a constant weight, and the dry weight mi of the sample to be tested was weighed by an analytical balance at room temperature, with the accuracy of 0.001 g;

[0083] 2) the sample to be tested weighed in step 1) was placed into boiling water for boiling for not less than 3 h; the sample was kept below the liquid level during boiling; after cooling to room temperature, the floating weight in water m.sub.2 of the sample to be tested was weighed by the analytical balance, with the accuracy of 0.001g; and

[0084] 3) The sample to be tested weighed in step 2) was taken out of water, and the water on the surface of sample was wiped with a gauze; and then the wet weight m3 of the sample was quickly weighed, with the accuracy of 0.001g.

[0085] 4) The above steps were repeated for 3 times to take the mean value.

[0086] The bulk density p.sub.s of the ceramic matrix is calculated according to the formula κ=m.sub.1ρ.sub.w/(m.sub.3-m.sub.2), where: m.sub.l is the weight of the sample after drying (g); m.sub.2 is the floating weight of the sample in water after sufficient water absorption (g); m.sub.3 is the weight of the sample in air after sufficient water absorption (g); and ρ.sub.w is the density of water, taken as 1.0g/cm.sup.3.

[0087] The theoretical density ρ.sub.th of the ceramic matrix is calculated according to the formula ρ.sub.th=1/(w.sub.i/ρ.sub.i), where: w.sub.i is the weight percent of the ith component; and ρ.sub.i is the theoretical density (g/cm.sup.3) of the ith component.

[0088] The efficiency of space filling, i. e. the relative density ρ.sub.r, of the ceramic matrix, is calculated according to the formula ρ.sub.r=ρ.sub.s/ρ.sub.th.

[0089] (2) Bending strength of the ceramic matrix was determined by the three-point bending method:

[0090] 1) the prepared ceramic sample was ground to about 4 mm on both sides of a surface grinder;

[0091] 2) the sample was processed into 3×4×36 mm cuboid splines using an internal cutting machine and chamfered with a diamond abrasive paste;

[0092] 3) the test was performed by a YRWT-D microcomputer controlled electronic universal testing machine. The test conditions: a span of 20 mm, a loading speed of 0.5 mm/min, and vertical compression. The bending strength σ.sub.f of the ceramic is calculated according to the formula σ.sub.f=3FL/2bd.sup.2, where: σ.sub.f is the calculated ceramic flexural strength (MPa); b is the width of the test spline (mm); L is the set test machine span (mm); d is the height of the test spline (mm); F is the loading force (N) shown by the testing machine when the ceramic sample breaks.

[0093] For the same ceramic sample, 3 splines were taken for the test, and the mean value after test was taken as the bending strength.

[0094] (3) Fracture toughness of the ceramic matrix was tested by the three-point bending method:

[0095] 1) the sintered ceramic sample was ground to about 4 mm on two sides of a surface grinding machine, and precisely polished with the diamond abrasive paste;

[0096] 2) the sample was processed into 3×4×40mm cuboid splines using an internal cutting machine and chamfered with the diamond abrasive paste;

[0097] 3) a notch with a width of about 0.22 mm and a depth of 1.4-1.6 mm was made on the spline parallel to the loading direction by using the diamond internal circle cutting machine;

[0098] 4) the test was performed by a YRWT-D microcomputer controlled electronic universal testing machine. The span is 20 mm and the loading speed is 0.05 mm/min.

[0099] The fracture toughness of the sample is calculated by the following formula.

[00001]$K_{\mathrm{IC}}=\frac{3PL}{2b{w}^2}\left[1.964-2.837\left(\frac{a}{w}\right)+13.711{\left(\frac{a}{w}\right)}^2-23.25{\left(\frac{a}{w}\right)}^3+24.129{\left(\frac{a}{w}\right)}^4\right]$

[0100] Wherein: K.sub.IC is the fracture toughness (MPa.m.sup.1/2) of the ceramic sample; a is the spline notch depth (mm); b is the width of the spline (mm); w is the height of the spline (mm); P is the load (N) applied when the spline breaks; and L is the set testing machine span (mm).

[0101] For the same sample, 3 splines were taken for the test, and the mean value after test was taken as the fracture toughness value.

[0102] The efficiency of space filling, bending strength and fracture toughness of the ceramic matrix obtained in the above-mentioned Examples 1-4 are compared with the high-aluminum ceramic in the invention patent CN109336564 B, and the comparative test results are shown in table 2.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparative test results of ceramic matrixes properties Exam- Exam- Exam- Exam- ple 1 ple 2 ple 3 ple 4 Comparative efficiency of space 95.9 98.6 97.3 96.2 88.2 filling (%) Flexural Strength 336 357 368 349 172 (MPa) Fracture toughness 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.1 1.5 (MPa .Math. m.sup.1/2)

[0103] According to the comparative test results of the above Examples 1-8, it can be seen that the tensile strength of the sealing component is high, namely, there is a good sealing effect between the ceramic matrix and the metallized layer; the wettability of the ceramic matrix is good; the ceramic matrix has high efficiency of space filling, high bending strength and high fracture toughness, i. e. the ceramic matrix has good efficiency of space filling and mechanical properties, which is suitable as the matrix material of the Al.sub.2O.sub.3-based ceramic welding sealing component.

[0104] Each technical feature of the above-mentioned examples can be combined in any combination, and in order to make the description concise, not all the possible combinations of each technical feature in the above-mentioned examples are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of these technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

[0105] The examples described above represent only a few examples of the present invention and are described in more detail and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that several variations and modifications can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the inventive concept, which is within the scope of the present invention.