Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1499067 | Scripta Materialia | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Zirconium carbide and hafnium carbide ceramics were prepared by reactive spark plasma sintering, using oxides and carbon black as the raw materials. The phase and microstructure evolution during the sintering process was investigated. It was found that ZrC and HfC powder intermediates were formed at 1750 and 1800 °C, respectively. Due to the high sinterability of the in situ formed carbide particles, samples with a fine microstructure could be densified at a relatively low temperature.
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Authors
Shi-Kuan Sun, Guo-Jun Zhang, Wen-Wen Wu, Ji-Xuan Liu, Tohru Suzuki, Yoshio Sakka,