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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 279-288Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(01)00284-9
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B4C; composites; electrical properties; mechanical properties; thermal properties; TiB2; ZrB2
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Two zirconium diboride-base composites were produced and characterised. The chosen starting compositions were: 55 wt.% ZrB2+41 wt.% TiB2+4 wt.% Ni and 83 wt.% ZrB2+13 wt.% B4C+4 wt.% Ni. The microstructure and properties of these composites were compared to those of a monolithic ZrB2+4 wt.% Ni material. In all cases, metallic Ni as the sintering aid promoted the formation of the liquid phase which improved mass transfer mechanisms during sintering. From the powder mixture ZrB2+TiB2, two solid solutions of Zr-Ti-B were obtained. In the case of the other mixture, B4C particles were dispersed in the ZrB2 matrix. The composite materials have better mechanical properties than those of the monolithic ZrB2 ceramic; in particular the fracture toughness and the flexural strength were almost doubled at room temperature. Long term oxidation tests indicated that the ZrB2-based composites, particularly the composite containing B4C as the second phase, were more resistant to oxidation than the monolithic ZrB2 due to the formation of surface oxide products which were protective against the complete degradation by oxidation observed for the ZrB2 matrix material. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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