Polytypes, Grain Growth, and Fracture Toughness of Metal Boride Particulate SiC Composites
Polytypes, Grain Growth, and Fracture Toughness of Metal Boride Particulate SiC Composites
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金属硼化物颗粒 SiC 复合材料的多型体、晶粒生长和断裂韧性
DOI:
10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08473.x
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
N. Iyi
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作者:
Hidehiko Tanaka;N. Iyi
In order to understand the relation between microstructure and toughening behavior in SiC materials, NbB 2 , TaB 2 , TiB 2 , and ZrB 2 particulate SiC composites were fabricated with pressureless sintering. In the composites, β(cubic)-SiC powder was used as starting material for the matrix. The β-SiC powder transformed to α(noncubic) phase during sintering. The transformation, the behavior of which was influenced by the existence of metal boride particles, was accompanied by normal or exaggerated grain growth. The metal boride particles suppressed large-scale exaggerated grain growth of SiC, and it had a tendency to simulate grain growth with a high aspect ratio of the SiC grains. Increase in the fracture toughness of the composites was observed when the grain size and the aspect ratio of the SiC grains increased together. The toughening behavior is discussed based on a grain bridging mechanism