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The Effect of Sintering Soaking Time on Microstructural and Properties of CaCu3Mn4012System

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The synthesis of CaCu~n4012 (CCMO) has been accomplished via solid-state reaction. The mixture wascalcined at 850 DC for 12 hours. Temperature of 1090 °c has been chosen with 6 differ soaking time ranging from 1 hourto 24 hours. The CCMO formation was confirmed using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The microstructure analysis wascarried out using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), while electrical properties have been studiedusing AutoLab POSTAT 30 Frequency Analyser. Results shows that differ soaking time for sintering introduce uniqueproperties for CCMO. Microstructural analysis reveal that soaking time more than 12 hours produce grains with almostuniform shape. The physical densification of the sintered pellets promotes the creation of new conduction channels andincrease of intergrain effective area for transport current under conductivity properties. Results for bulk conductivityvary from 0.2148 x 10-4to 0.5825 X 10-4Stcm.Keywords: CaCu3Mil4012'solid-state reaction, bulk conductivityPACS: 81.05.-t. A.R. Mohd Warikh1, A.Z. Ahmad Zahirani2, S.D. Hutagalung2, A. Zainal Ahmad2IDepartment of Engineering Material, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering,Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Locked Backed 1200, Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melak, Malaysia. 2 School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Engineering Campus, University Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia