Resumen:
The objective of this work was to study the influence of the addition of silver nanoparticles in the microstructure of mullite at two different temperatures of sintering (1500 and 1600 °C), in order to decrease the porosity and increase the density as well better the hardness and fracture toughness. The microstructural characteristics were studied by scanning electron microscopy, confocal scanning microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Mullite/Ag cermets with homogenous microstructure were and fracture toughness of 2.42 MPа·m1/2. Keywords: