Fine barium titanium oxide powders were produced by the hydrothermal process in temperatures between 140 and 220°C, and times between 4 and 20 hours, for the critical filling of the autoclaves, and Ba/Ti ratios in the mixture of 1.02 and 2.00. The powders were pressed and sintered at 1180, 1250 and 1320°C for 2,5h and a heating rate of 1°C/min. The densities of the sintered bodies were measured and related to the sintering conditions. Microstructures of the ceramic samples were examined by SEM.
barium titanium oxide; hydrothermal; sintering
