The invention relates to a method for preparing Re:YAG polycrystalline transparent
ceramic by using different molding
modes, which adopts commercial high-purity Y2O3, Al2O3 and Re2O3 as raw materials, adopts MgO, CaO or TEOS (
tetraethyl orthosilicate) as
sintering additive, and prepares a raw blank by a cold isostatic pressing, slip
casting or
tape casting process to react and sinter the transparent polycrystalline Re:YAG
ceramic. The method comprises the following steps: mixing and adding the oxides into a
liquid medium; adding a certain amount of dispersant,
adhesive,
plasticizer, pressing agent and defoaming agent, carrying out ball milling, and mixing; treating the
slurry under different conditions in different molding
modes to obtain the raw blank; and
sintering the degreased raw blank in a
vacuum furnace. For the Re:YAG
ceramic sintering body with thickness of 1.5mm, the
transmission rate of straight light in the
wavelength of 1064nm is not lower than 80% after the Re:YAG
ceramic sintering body is subjected to double-sided
polishing. For the raw blank which is prepared by different molding
modes and is sintered for 10 hours at 1750 DEG C, sizes of ceramic grains are different, wherein regarding the raw blank prepared by cold isostatic pressing, the average grain of the ceramic is 13.5mu m; regarding the raw blank prepared by slip
casting, the average grain of the ceramic is 3.5mu m; and regarding the raw blank prepared by
tape casting, the average grain of the ceramic is 1.5mu m.