| 摘 要： | The state and formation mechanism ofα-Si3N4 in Fe–Si3N4 prepared by flash combustion were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicate thatα-Si3N4 crystals exist only in the Fe–Si3N4 dense areas. When FeSi75 particles react with N2, which generates substantial heat, a large number of Si solid particles evaporate. The prod-uct between Si gas and N2 is a mixture ofα-Si3N4 andβ-Si3N4. At the later stage of the flash combustion process,α-Si3N4 crystals dissolve and reprecipitate asβ-Si3N4 and theβ-Si3N4 crystals grow outward from the dense areas in the product pool. As the temperature decreases, the α-Si3N4 crystals cool before transforming into β-Si3N4 crystals in the dense areas of Fe–Si3N4. The phase composition of flash-combustion-synthesized Fe–Si3N4 is controllable through manipulation of the gas-phase reaction in the early stage and theα→βtrans-formation in the later stage.
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