3D-printed silicon nitride ceramic implants for clinical applications: the state of the art and prospects

P Zhang, R He - RSC advances, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Si3N4 ceramic has received great attention because of its sound biological performances,
which make it an attractive ceramic implant material in healthcare, particularly in orthopedic …

Study on the effect of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) addition on the microstructure, mechanical and cutting performance of silicon nitride ceramic tools

L Huang, Y Dong, Z Wang, D Zhang, Z Yu - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4) ceramics incorporated with 0–1.5 wt% multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesised by the spark plasma sintering technology. The …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of highly dense Si3N4 ceramics with ZrN–AlN–Re2O3 (Re= Yb, Y, Nd, Ce, La) additives

JW Huang, XF Dong, XA Lv, XN Ren, CC Ge - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
The Si 3 N 4 ceramics with ternary ZrN–AlN–Re 2 O 3 (Re= Yb, Y, Nd, Ce, La) and ZrN–AlN
system as sintering additives were prepared by hot-pressed sintering with vacuum …

Effect of La2O3-MgO ratio on the microstructure and properties of Si3N4 ceramics fabricated via digital light processing

Q Zhou, Y Wang, Z Han, J Liu, J Zhao, W Chu… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the low powder content characteristic of digital light processing in the preparation of
ceramic green bodies, significant challenges arise in obtaining high-density, high …

Hafnium boride whiskers prepared by boro/carbothermal reduction for high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption

S Wang, J Bi, G Liang, Y Yang, L Qiao, Z Yin… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a chloride-assisted boro/carbothermal reduction method was employed to
prepare HfB 2 whiskers, aiming to address the challenges associated with large-scale …

Twofold increase in Weibull modulus of hot-pressed Si3N4 ceramic by modified pressing profile

K Kumar, MJ Kim, YJ Park, HN Kim, HJ Ma… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The strength reliability is a crucial factor, which limits ceramic materials' wider application as
a structural component. The influence of different hot-pressing sintering schedules on the …

Influence of ternary oxide additives on thermal conductivity of pressureless sintered Si3N4

K Kumar, YJ Park, MJ Kim, HN Kim, HJ Ma, JW Lee… - Materials Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Dense Si 3 N 4 ceramic was fabricated by unimbedded pressureless sintering at 1650° C
with a short holding time of 1 h. The role of ternary oxide additives (Y 2 O 3-MgO-SiO 2 and …

Microstructure and properties of silicon nitride ceramics fabricated by vat photopolymerization in combination with pressureless sintering

L Wang, L Wang, Z Hao, W Tang, R Dou - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4) ceramics have been successfully manufactured using vat
photopolymerization (VPP) technology. The formulated photocurable paste achieved a high …

Preparation of Si3N4 ceramics with high thermal conductivity and mechanical properties using novel Gd3Si2C2 as a sintering aid

X Chen, Y Li, Y Qi, P Huang, H Wu, X Deng, S Wu - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, self-synthesized Gd 3 Si 2 C 2 and MgO were used as sintering aids to
fabricate Si 3 N 4 ceramics via gas-pressure sintering. The results indicated that Gd 3 Si 2 C …

Multilayer artificial intelligence for thermal-conductivity prediction of silicon nitride ceramics from powder processing conditions and predicted densities

R Furushima, Y Nakashima, Y Zhou, K Hirao, T Ohji… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we first developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that estimates relative densities
(RD) of silicon nitride ceramics from the process conditions. We then constructed a multi …