Abstract
This work presents a surface study of monolithic vitreous (or glassy) carbon - MVC - obtained from vitreous carbon powder. Defective MVC pieces are crushed in a ball mill and size classified by sifting. The MVC powder is mixed with furfuryl-alcohol resin and compacted in a mould using a hydraulic press. Samples with different powder granulometries are produced in this way and carbonized in a furnace under nitrogen atmosphere. Complete carbonization of the “powder” is achieved in only one day and losses due to breakage of the pieces is less than 5%. These results compare very favorably with respect to traditional MVC production methods where full carbonization may require up to seven days and losses due to breakage can be as high as 70%. After carbonization, samples are sanded and polished. Surface roughness and microstructure are characterized by light microscopy. Porosity is quantified from micrographs using ImageJ software and nanometric height variations are measured by atomic force microscopy.
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The authors wish to thank to FINEP Project 555705/2009-9 and CNPq Projects 555705/2009-9 559925/2010-7, 384334/2009-1, 183867/2009-2, and 181958/2011-2 for the financial support.
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Dondeo, F., Damiao, A.J., Miyakawa, W. et al. Surface Study of Vitreous Carbon Obtained from Glassy Carbon Powder. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1373, 404 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.291
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