Preparation and Characterization of Reaction Sintering B4C/SiC Composite Ceramic

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 536-539
Author(s):  
Hai Bin Sun ◽  
Yu Jun Zhang ◽  
Qi Song Li

High hardness, high strength, high fracture toughness and low density are required for novel bulletproof materials. B4C/SiC composite ceramic is one of the most potential candidates. In this study, B4C/SiC composite ceramic was prepared by reaction sintering. The influence of B4C content, species and content of carbon, sintering temperature on the mechanical properties of B4C/SiC composite ceramic were studied. A high performance B4C/SiC composite ceramic was sintered at 1750°C for 30 min. Phenolic resin and carbon black were both chosen as carbon sources, whose favorable contents were 10wt%, 5wt%, respectively. The density of sintered bodies reduces with B4C content increases. To some extent, fracture toughness, bending strength improve initially and then deteriorate with the increase of B4C content whose optimal amount is 30wt%. The optimal fracture toughness and bending strength of the B4C/SiC composite ceramic are 5.07MPa·m1/2 and 487MPa, respectively. Meanwhile, the Viker-hardness of the sintered body is 30.2GPa, the density is as low as 2.82g/cm3.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingheng Yan ◽  
Xingui Zhou ◽  
Honglei Wang

Abstract B4C-TiB2 composite ceramics with ultra-high fracture toughness were successfully prepared via spark plasma sintering using B4C and 30 vol.% Ti3SiC2 as raw materials at different sintering temperatures. The results show that compared with pure B4C ceramics sintered by SPS, the flexural strength and fracture toughness are significantly improved, especially the fracture toughness has been improved by leaps and bounds. When the sintering temperature is 1900 ℃, the B4C-TiB2 composite ceramic has the best comprehensive mechanical properties: hardness, bending strength and fracture toughness are 27.28 GPa, 405.11 MPa and 18.94 MPa·m1/2, respectively. The main two reasons for the ultra-high fracture toughness are the formation of TiB2 three-dimensional network covering the whole composites, and the existence of lamellar graphite at the grain boundary.


2020 ◽  
Vol 990 ◽  
pp. 244-249
Author(s):  
Lydia Anggraini

Lightweight ultra-fine grained (<1 μm size) SiC-ZrO2(3Y2O3) composites, with a combination of high hardness, high bending strength and high fracture toughness, were successfully prepared by high energy mechanical milling followed by heat treatment. The SiC-ZrO2(3Y2O3) composites exhibitied high hardness (1707 MPa), high bending strengh (as high as 1689 MPa) and high fracture toughness (up to approximately 12.6 MPa.m1/2). Such a combination of mechanical properties was attributed to the fine microstructure with a distinct feature consisting of almost continuous network of ZrO2(3Y2O3) phase around SiC grains, or we call harmonic microstructure. It has been demonstrated that a combination of these unique microstructural characteristics was very effective in supressing the initiation of cracks and governing the path of their subsequent growth during fracture, leading to excellent combination of mechanical properties.


Alloy Digest ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  

Abstract Ferrium M54 was designed to create a cost-effective, ultra high-strength, high-fracture toughness material with a high resistance to stress-corrosion cracking for use in structural applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well asfatigue. Filing Code: SA-822. Producer or source: QuesTek Innovations, LLC.


1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1635-1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Shinozaki ◽  
J. Hangas ◽  
K.R. Carduner ◽  
M.J. Rokosz ◽  
K. Suzuki ◽  
...  

The microstructure of pressureless sintered silicon carbide (SiC) materials with alumina (Al2O3) addition was investigated using analytical electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. A sintered body with a density of higher than 99% theoretical was obtained with an addition of 5 wt.% Al2O3. The sintered body (SiC–Al2O3) has high strength, high fracture toughness, and high fatigue resistance. Its fracture toughness is approximately 5 MPa-m1/2, which is twice as high as that of pressureless sintered SiC materials with boron and carbon additions (SiC–B–C). The correlation between the microstructure and the mechanical properties is presented here. The starting β–SiC powder is mostly transformed to α–SiC with various polytype distributions during the sintering process. The microstructure has homogeneously distributed, fine, plate-like interlocking gains with a high aspect ratio. Well-developed basal planes form parallel and elongated boundaries, and the crystal structure is mostly the 6H polytype (56%) mixed with thin lamellar 4H.


Alloy Digest ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  

Abstract Lescalloy AF1410 VIM-VAR is a clean high strength alloy steel with high strength and a very high fracture toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: SA-618. Producer or source: Latrobe Specialty Steel Company.


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