In order to clarify the sintering mechanism of chromite sands, microscopic observations of the specimens sintered in the laboratory were carried out.
The results obtained were summarized as follows:
(1) As the sintering temperature became higher, the average gap in the pure chromite sand grains became smaller, but, conversely, that of the chromite sands with concentrated impurities became larger while the number of gaps fell. The average gap in the usual chromite sand grains was nearly constant.
(2) The addition of chromite flour containing little impurities was effective in making a sintered body with smaller gaps.
(3) The higher the content of the impurities in chromite sands was, the larger the remained contraction rate of sintered specimens made of chromite sands was.
(4) When chromite sands were heated in the oxidizing atmosphere, Fe concentrated in the bonding area and the area became fat. The sintering of pure chromite sands progressed in this way.
(5) When the chromite sands and the impurities were heated, at first the impurities melted and filled the gap in the chromite sand grains, and then the chromite sand grains, and then the chromite sands and the impurities reacted and sintering took place. This sintering was considered to be a liquid phase sintering.
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