“…α‐Alumina powder (α‐Al 2 O 3 , ≥99.0%, Dengfeng Chemical Reagent Factory), TiO 2 (≥99.0%, Yuxing Chemical Co., Ltd.), silica micropowder (SiO 2 , Jingshengyuan Silica Micropowder Co., Ltd.), seafoam (Mg 8 Si 12 O 30 (OH) 4 (OH 2 ) 4 ·8H 2 O, Hebei Qiangdong Mineral Processing Factory), Al 2 O 3 powders (≥99.0%, 1 μm, Anmai Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd.), SiO 2 powders (≥99.0%, Donghai Jingshengyuan Silicon Powder Co., Ltd.), and AlF 3 powders (≥99.0%, Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd.) were used to prepared mullite whisker 39,40 . The following reagents were purchased from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd: polyvinyl alcohol ((C 2 H 4 O) n , ≥99%), anhydrous sodium sulfite (Na 2 SO 3 , AR), tert‐butanol (C 4 H 10 O, AR), copper nitrate trihydrate (Cu(NO 3 ) 2 ·3H 2 O, AR), ammonium fluoride (NH 4 F, GR), and urea (CH 4 N 2 O, AR).…”