Journal
ADVANCES IN APPLIED CERAMICS
Volume 117, Issue -, Pages S2-S8Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17436753.2018.1509169
Keywords
Ultra high temperature ceramics; zirconium diboride; spark plasma sintering; titanium; microstructure; hardness
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- BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, New Delhi, India
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Among ultra high temperature ceramics (UHTCs), ZrB2-based ceramics have received the most attention for applications in hypersonic space vehicles. However, UHTCs encounter several challenges pertaining to their processing to achieve the desired properties in order to optimally exploit their potential. In this perspective, the present work illustrates some of the sintering related challenges using a case study of ZrB2-SiC based ceramics. Multi stage spark plasma sintering is carried out on ZrB2-SiC based ceramics at 1500 degrees C with metallic Titanium as sinter-aid. High hardness of up to 28 GPa is obtained in dense ceramics with finer microstructure. Furthering towards design and fabrication of real scale hypersonic application such as thermal protection system, efforts have been taken to prove the scalability of the ceramics by consolidating up to phi 100 mm ceramic discs.
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