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Investigation of Electrical Transitions in the First Steps of Spark Plasma Sintering: Effects of Pre-Oxidation and Mechanical Loading within Copper Granular Media
Authors:Anis Aliouat,Guy Antou,Vincent Rat,Nicolas Pradeilles,Pierre -Marie Geffroy,Alexandre Maî  tre
Affiliation:Institute for Research on Ceramics (IRCER), UMR CNRS 7315, University Limoges, F-87068 Limoges, France; (A.A.); (V.R.); (N.P.); (P.-M.G.); (A.M.)
Abstract:Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) has become a conventional and promising sintering method for powder consolidation. This study aims to well understand the mechanisms of densification encountered during SPS treatments, especially in the early stages of sintering. The direct current (DC) electrical behavior of copper granular medium is characterized. Their properties are correlated with their microstructural evolutions through post-mortem scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations to allow a thorough understanding of the involved Branly effect that is suspected to occur in SPS. The electrical response is studied by modifying the initial thickness of the oxide layer on particles surfaces and applying various mechanical loads on the granular medium. Without load and at low current, the measured quasi-reversible behavior is connected to the formation of spots at the microcontacts between the particles. By increasing the current, the Branly transition from an insulating to a conductive state suddenly occurs. The insulating oxide layer is destroyed, and micro-bridges are created. The application of a mechanical pressure strongly modifies the DC Branly effect. Increasing low stress leads to a strong decrease in the breakdown field. For high-applied pressure, successive drops in the electric field are detected during the electrical transition. These successive drops are induced by microcracking of the insulating oxide layer.
Keywords:granular medium   copper   electrical behavior   Branly effect   microstructure-properties correlation   Spark Plasma Sintering
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