Thermochimica Acta, Vol.468, No.1-2, 10-14, 2008
Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of fine-grained ceramics in the alumina-titania system
Fine-grained ceramics of the Al2O3-TiO2 system were synthesised by reactive sintering of sol-gel precursors (Al- and Ti-alkoxides). The thermal behaviour of the as-prepared xerogels was examined by thermal analysis and X-ray powder diffraction. Preliminary results concerning powder consolidation into bulk ceramic parts using spark plasma sintering (SPS) are discussed. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.