What is Silicon Nitride Si3N4 Powder?
From April the French government will reduce fuel taxes slightly to ease the burden on consumers.
Warned of possible energy shortages in France by the end of the year and called on the French to conserve electricity and gas from now on, saying that if nothing was done, The energy situation will be tough this winter. Some experts say that there are two main reasons for France's energy crisis: first, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine affected the gas market and caused supply tension; The second is a safety review of France's newest nuclear power plant, which may lead to a reduction in output this year. In order to alleviate the energy crisis, the whole French society needs to be mobilized, whether it is the industrial sector, the tertiary sector or every French citizen. Now it is urgent. Rising fuel prices may also have an impact on shipments of the Silicon Nitride powder.
Introduction to Silicon Nitride Si3N4 Powder
Silicon nitride is a kind of inorganic substance, the chemical formula is Si3N4. The relative molecular mass is 140.28. Gray, white or off-white.
Physicochemical Properties of Silicon Nitride Si3N4 Powder
Si3N4 is a high-temperature insoluble compound. It has properties of high-temperature creep resistance. Hexagonal system. Crystals are hexahedral. The density of Si3N4 obtained by the reaction sintering method is 1.8-2.7 g/cm3, and the density of Si3N4 obtained by the hot-pressing method is 3.12-3.22 g/cm3. The Mohs hardness is 9~9.5, Vickers hardness is about 2200, and the microhardness is 32630MPa. The melting point is 1900℃ (under pressure). It usually decomposes at about 1900℃ at atmospheric pressure. Specific heat capacity is 0.71J/(g·K). The heat of formation is -751.57kJ/mol. The thermal conductivity is (2-155) W/(m·K). The linear expansion coefficient is 2.8~3.2×10-6/℃(20~1000℃).
Insoluble in water. Soluble in hydrofluoric acid. The temperature at which oxidation begins in the air is 1300~1400℃. The specific volume resistance is 1.4×105 ·m at 20℃ and 4×108 ·m at 500℃. The elastic modulus is 28420~46060MPa. The compressive strength is 490MPa (reaction sintering). At 1285℃, it reacts with dicalcium diazide to form calcium diazide. At 600℃, the transition metal is reduced and nitrogen oxides are released. The bending strength is 147MPa. It can be made by heating silicon powder in nitrogen or reacting silicon halide with ammonia. The resistivity is between 10^15-10^16Ω.cm. It can be used as high-temperature ceramic material.
Except for hydrofluoric acid and hot phosphoric acid, silicon nitride does not react with other inorganic acids and has strong corrosion resistance.
|Silicon Nitride Si3N4 Powder Properties
||silicon (IV) nitride, α-Si3N4, SiN, trisilicon tetranitride, Si3N4 powder
||white to gray powder
|Solubility in H2O
Silicon Nitride Si3N4 Powder CAS 12033-89-5
Applications of Silicon Nitride Si3N4 Powder
Silicon nitride ceramic material has the advantages of high thermal stability, high oxidation resistance, and high dimensional accuracy. Because the silicon nitride is the covalent compound with high bond strength, and it will form an oxide film in the air, it has good chemical stability. Silicon nitride is not oxidized below 1200℃, and a protective film can be formed at 1200~1600℃ to prevent it from further oxidation. Silicon nitride is not infiltrated or corroded by aluminum, lead, tin, silver, brass, nickel, and many other molten metals or alloys, but can be corroded by magnesium, nickel-chromium alloy, stainless steel, and other molten liquids.
Silicon nitride ceramic materials can be used in high-temperature engineering components, advanced refractory in the metallurgical industry, corrosion-resistant components and sealing components in the chemical industry, machining industry tools, and cutting tools.
Because silicon nitride can form a strong bond with silicon carbide, alumina, thorium dioxide, boron nitride, etc., it can be used as a bond material to modify with different proportions.
In addition, silicon nitride can be used in solar cells. After the silicon nitride film is plated by the PECVD method, not only can it be used as an antireflection film to reduce the reflection of the incident light, but also, in the deposition process of a silicon nitride film, the hydrogen atom of the reaction product enters the silicon nitride film and silicon wafer, playing a role of passivation defect. The ratio of silicon nitride to silicon nitrogen atoms is not a strict 4:3, but fluctuates within a certain range according to different technological conditions. Different atomic ratios correspond to different physical properties of the film.
Also, it can be used in ultra-high temperature gas turbines, aircraft engines, electric furnaces, etc.
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The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) said in a statement that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine poses risks to global food supplies, and called on the international community to increase support for vulnerable countries and jointly address food security challenges.
A few days ago, the Executive director of the World Food Program, the European Commission's commissioner in charge of crisis management, the French Foreign Minister of the ROTATING EU presidency, and other officials held a meeting in Rome, Italy, to discuss how to deal with the negative impact of the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine on global food security.
One of the officials told a news conference after the meeting that the world was facing a food supply challenge that would "last for many years" as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine pushed up global food prices and disrupted the Silicon Nitride powder will continue.