Title

Properties Of An Infrared-Transparent Mgo: Y2O3 Nanocomposite

Abstract

A 50:50 vol% MgO-Y2O3 nanocomposite with ∼150 nm grain size was prepared in an attempt to make 3-5 μm infrared-transmitting windows with increased durability and thermal shock resistance. Flexure strength of the composite at 21°C is 679 MPa for 0.88 cm2 under load. Hardness is consistent with that of the constituents with similar grain size. For 3-mm-thick material at 4.85 μm, the total scatter loss is 1.5%, forward scatter is 0.2%, and absorptance is 1.8%. Optical scatter below 2 μm is 100%. Variable intensity OH absorption (∼6% absorptance) is observed near 3 μm. The refractive index is ∼0.4% below the volume-fraction-weighted average of those of the constituents. Thermal expansion is equal to the volume-fraction-weighted average of expansion of the constituents. Specific heat capacity is equal to the mass-fraction-weighted average of heat capacities of the constituents. Thermal conductivity lies between those of the constituents up to 1200 K. Elastic constants lie between those of the constituents. The Hasselman mild thermal shock resistance parameter for the composite is twice as great as that of common 3-5 μm window materials, but half as great as that of c-plane sapphire. © Published 2013. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the U.S.A.

Publication Date

12-1-2013

Publication Title

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volume

96

Issue

12

Number of Pages

3828-3835

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.12589

Socpus ID

84890315744 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84890315744

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