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Properties of a Pressureless‐Sintered ZrB 2 –MoSi 2 Ceramic Composite
Author(s) -
Sciti Diletta,
Guicciardi Stefano,
Bellosi Alida,
Pezzotti Giuseppe
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.00999.x
Subject(s) - materials science , pressureless sintering , composite number , microstructure , flexural strength , ceramic , composite material , sintering
A ZrB 2 ‐based composite was fully densified by pressureless sintering at 1850°C with addition of 20 vol% MoSi 2 . The microstructure was very fine, with mean dimensions of ZrB 2 grains around 2.5 μm. The four‐point flexural strength in air was in excess of 500 MPa up to 1500°C.