Effect of Ni Coated SiC on Mechanical Properties of SiC/Fe Composites
A facile onestep in situ chemical deposition method was introduced to synthesize Ni coated SiC composite powders, which used NiCl2·6H2O as nickel source and N2H4·H2O as reductant, respectively. SiC(Ni)/Fe composites were prepared by current-vacuum hot-pressed sintering at 850°C, 40MPa for 30min. Scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the structure, morphology and composition of the prepared Ni/SiC core/shell composite powders. It is found that the Ni coated SiC is favorable to improve the dispersion and compatibility of SiC(Ni)/ Fe composites. By a series of contrast experiments, it is shown that the sintering sample with 5wt% of SiC(Ni) has the best mechanical properties. The relative density, Vickers hardness and bending strength is 91.67%, 4.72GPa and 508MPa, respectively.