ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
A ZrB2–SiC composite was prepared from a mixture of zirconium, silicon, and B4C via reactive hot pressing. The three-point bending strength was 506 ± 43 MPa, and the fracture toughness was 4.0 MPa·m1/2. The microstructure of the composite was observed via scanning electron microscopy; the in-situ-formed ZrB2 and SiC were found in agglomerates with a size that was in the particle-size ranges of the zirconium and silicon starting powders, respectively. A model of the microstructure formation mechanism of the composite was proposed, to explain the features of the phase distributions. It is considered that, in the reactive hot-pressing process, the B and C atoms in B4C will diffuse into the Zr and Si sites and form ZrB2 and SiC in situ, respectively. Because the diffusion of Zr and Si atoms is slow, the microstructure (phase distributions) of the obtained composite shows the features of the zirconium and silicon starting powders.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01558.x
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