Microstructural evolution during the infiltration of boron carbide with molten silicon

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1007-1014

  Hayun, Shmuel ^a   Weizmann, Amir ^a   Dariel, Moshe P ^a   Frage, Nahum ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Boron carbide; Core rim structure; Morphology; RBBC; SiC

Indexed keywords

C-SI SYSTEMS; CARBIDE PARTICLES; CONGRUENT DISSOLUTIONS; CORE-RIM STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FREE CARBON; HABIT PLANE; INFILTRATION PROCESS; LOCAL EQUILIBRIUM; MOLTEN SILICON; PLATE-LIKE MORPHOLOGY; POLYGONAL SHAPES; RESIDUAL SILICON; RIM REGION; SIC PARTICLES; SILICON MELTS; SINGLE PLATES; SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

BORON; DISSOLUTION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MORPHOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SEEPAGE; SILICON CARBIDE; SOIL MECHANICS; THERMOANALYSIS;

BORON CARBIDE;

EID: 72249084350     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

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