Microstructure and properties of ZrB2-SiC composites prepared by spark plasma sintering using TaSi2 as sintering additive

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2625-2631

  Hu, C ^a   Sakka, Y ^a,b   Tanaka, H ^a   Nishimura, T ^a   Guo, S ^a   Grasso, S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composites; Microstructure; Properties; Spark plasma sintering

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED; COMPOSITES; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FINE-GRAINED MICROSTRUCTURE; INITIAL COMPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE PROPERTIES; SINTERING ADDITIVES; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; VOLUME CONTENT; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ADDITIVES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC SPARKS; PLASMAS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SILICON CARBIDE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TANTALUM; VICKERS HARDNESS; ZIRCONIUM;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 77953961773     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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