Spark plasma sintering and hot pressing of ZTA-NbC materials – A comparison of mechanical and electrical properties

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 4003-4013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schmitt-Radloff ◽  
Frank Kern ◽  
Rainer Gadow
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

scholarly journals Preparation and properties of B4C-TiB2 ceramics prepared by spark plasma sintering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingzhe Fan ◽  
Weixia Shen ◽  
zhuangfei Zhang ◽  
Chao Fang ◽  
Yuewen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Composite Ceramics ◽  
Powder Mixtures ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Ceramic Density

Abstract By doping titanium hydride (TiH2) into boron carbide (B4C), a series of B4C + x wt% TiH2 (x = 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20) composite ceramics were obtained through spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effects of sintering temperature and the amount of TiH2 additive on the microstructure, mechanical and electrical properties of the sintered B4C-TiB2 composite ceramics were investigated. Powder mixtures of B4C with 0−20 wt% TiH2 were heated from 1400 to 1800 °C for 20 minutes under 50 MPa. The results indicated that higher sintering temperatures contributed to greater ceramic density. With increasing TiH2 content, titanium diboride (TiB2) formed between the TiH2 and B4C matrix. This effectively improved Young’s modulus and fracture toughness of the composite ceramics, significantly improving their electrical properties: the electrical conductivity reached 114.9 S·cm−1 at 1800 °C when x = 20. Optimum mechanical properties were obtained for the B4C ceramics sintered with 20 wt% TiH2, which had a relative density of 99.9 ± 0.1%, Vickers hardness of 31.8 GPa and fracture toughness of 8.5 MPa·m1/2. The results indicated that the doping of fine Ti particles into the B4C matrix increased the conductivity and the fracture toughness of B4C.

Microstructure and electrical properties of Si3N4–TiN composites sintered by hot pressing and spark plasma sintering

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1223-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiquan Guo ◽  
Gurdial Blugan ◽  
René Kirchner ◽  
Mike Reece ◽  
Thomas Graule ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Spark Plasma Sintering and Hot Pressing Sintering of Nanocrystalline WC-10CO-0.8VC

2007 ◽  
Vol 534-536 ◽  
pp. 1229-1232
Author(s):  
Li Hui Zhu ◽  
Guang Jie Shao ◽  
Yi Xiong Liu ◽  
Dave Siddle
Keyword(s):  
Relative Density ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Nanocrystalline Powders ◽  
Microstructure And Properties ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Hot Pressing Sintering

WC-10Co-0.8VC nanocrystalline powders were sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS) and hot pressing sintering (HPS), and the microstructure and properties were compared. Results show that, sintered at 1300°C, the sample prepared by SPS for only 3 minutes has higher density than that prepared by HPS for 60 minutes. SEM and SPM observation shows SPS at 1200°C has a more uniform and finer microstructure, and most of the WC grains are smaller than 100nm. It has a relative density of 95.1%, HV30 of 1887, and KIC of 11.5 MPam1/2. If a suitable sintering parameter is chosen, SPS is a promising consolidation technique to prepare nanocrystalline WC-10Co-0.8VC with improved properties.

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