简介:Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.