Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1475255 Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2013 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

Dense α-Sialon–cBN composites were produced by FAST/SPS–sintering at 1575–1625 °C. The hardness of the materials increases only up to 21 GPa for materials with 10 vol.% cBN. On the other hand the fracture toughness increases up to nearly 8 MPa m0.5 with 30 vol.% cBN. The reason for the increase in fracture toughness is attributed to crack deflection at cBN grains due to the weak bonding of the grains in the matrix. The weak interfaces are also responsible for the moderate increase in hardness. Detailed investigation of the interface between cBN and the matrix was carried out by TEM.

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