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| Title: | Fabrication and properties of reactively hot pressed ZrB₂-SiC ceramics |
| Alternate Title: | Fabrication and properties of reactively hot pressed ZrB2-SiC ceramics |
| Author (s): | Hilmas, Greg Fahrenholtz, William G. Monteverde, F. Bellosi, A. |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Materials Science & Engineering |
| Keywords: | Borides Mechanical properties Microstructure-final Reactive hot pressing SiC |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | J.W. Zimmermann, G.E. Hilmas, W.G. Fahrenholtz, F. Monteverde, and A. Bellosi, “Fabrication and Properties of Reactively Hot Pressed ZrB2-SiC Ceramics,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 27(7) 2729-2736 (2007). |
| Abstract: | ZrB2–SiC ceramics with relative densities >99% were fabricated by ‘in situ’ reactive hot pressing from ZrH2, B4C and Si. The reaction was studied using two processes, (1) powder reactions at temperatures from 1150 to 1400 °C and (2) reactive hot pressing between 1600 and 1900 °C. The products from the reaction of a 2ZrH2:1B4C:1Si molar mixture were ZrB2, SiC, ZrO2 and ZrC. Modification of the composition to 2ZrH2:1.07B4C:1.16Si resulted in the elimination of the undesired ZrO2 and ZrC phases. The final composition was approximately ZrB2–27 vol% SiC with no undesired phases detected by X-ray diffraction, and only low concentrations of B4C detected by scanning electron microscopy. Elimination of the undesired phases was accomplished by removing surface oxides through chemical reactions at elevated temperatures. Reactively hot pressed samples consisting of ZrB2 with 27 vol% SiC had a Young's modulus of 508 GPa, a flexure strength of 720 MPa, a fracture toughness of 3.5 MPa m1/2 and a Vickers’ hardness of 22.8 GPa. |
| Type: | Article - Journal text |
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| title | Fabrication and properties of reactively hot pressed ZrB₂-SiC ceramics |
| title.alternative | Fabrication and properties of reactively hot pressed ZrB2-SiC ceramics |
| contributor.author | Hilmas, Greg |
| contributor.author | Fahrenholtz, William G. |
| contributor.author | Monteverde, F. |
| contributor.author | Bellosi, A. |
| contributor.deptlab | Materials Science & Engineering |
| subject | Borides |
| subject | Mechanical properties |
| subject | Microstructure-final |
| subject | Reactive hot pressing |
| subject | SiC |
| date.issued | 2007 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| identifier.citation | J.W. Zimmermann, G.E. Hilmas, W.G. Fahrenholtz, F. Monteverde, and A. Bellosi, “Fabrication and Properties of Reactively Hot Pressed ZrB2-SiC Ceramics,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 27(7) 2729-2736 (2007). |
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| description.abstract | ZrB2–SiC ceramics with relative densities >99% were fabricated by ‘in situ’ reactive hot pressing from ZrH2, B4C and Si. The reaction was studied using two processes, (1) powder reactions at temperatures from 1150 to 1400 °C and (2) reactive hot pressing between 1600 and 1900 °C. The products from the reaction of a 2ZrH2:1B4C:1Si molar mixture were ZrB2, SiC, ZrO2 and ZrC. Modification of the composition to 2ZrH2:1.07B4C:1.16Si resulted in the elimination of the undesired ZrO2 and ZrC phases. The final composition was approximately ZrB2–27 vol% SiC with no undesired phases detected by X-ray diffraction, and only low concentrations of B4C detected by scanning electron microscopy. Elimination of the undesired phases was accomplished by removing surface oxides through chemical reactions at elevated temperatures. Reactively hot pressed samples consisting of ZrB2 with 27 vol% SiC had a Young's modulus of 508 GPa, a flexure strength of 720 MPa, a fracture toughness of 3.5 MPa m1/2 and a Vickers’ hardness of 22.8 GPa. |
| type | Article - Journal |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| type.status | Postprint |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
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| date.accessioned | 2007-04-11T17:00:48Z |
| date.available | 2008-04-14T17:32:40Z |
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