Abstract
The effects of adding SiC as a reinforcement and TiN as an additive on TiB 2 -based composites fabricated by the spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique were investigated. SPS was implemented at the sintering conditions of 1900 °C temperature, 7 min holding time and 40 MPa pressure. Adding these two secondary phases had noticeable effects on the microstructure of TiB 2 -based composites. A relative densities of 99.9% was obtained for TiB 2 –SiC–TiN composite. Detection of in-situ formed phases and investigation on them were done using SEM, XRD, EDS and thermodynamic assessment. These evaluations proved the formation of in-situ phases of TiC, BN nano-platelets, TiSi and B 4 C in the TiB 2 -based composite codoped with SiC and TiN. Formation of these in-situ phases had fascinating effects on the sinterability and ultimate microstructure of titanium diboride.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-126 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials |
Volume | 81 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- BN nano-platelets
- Microstructure
- SiC
- SPS
- TiB
- TiN