This paper is devoted to proposing a new approach to the synthesis of SiC- and Ti3SiC2-based ceramics by using of preceramic paper as a feedstock. A preceramic paper with SiC and Ti3SiC2 powder fillers were sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS) method for holding time 10 minutes under pressure 20-100 MPa. The temperature for the sintering of SiC- and Ti3SiC2-filled paper was 2073-2373 K and 1373-1473 K respectively. The influence of sintering parameters on the materials microstructure was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. It was revealed that with an increase in pressure from 20 to 100 MPa, the microstructure of the materials becomes denser. It agrees with the results of measuring the density of the sintering materials by the hydrostatic weighting. The determination of Young`s modulus by the acoustic method demonstrates that with the increase of the applied pressure during SPS, Young’s modulus of the synthesized SiC- and Ti3SiC2-ceramics increase.

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This paper is devoted to the fabrication of laminated Ti3SiC2/Zr based composites from Ti3SiC2 filled preceramic paper and Zr powder. The composites represented a “layers-by-layer” structure and were sintered by spark plasma at 1400 °C and 50 MPa for 10-30 min. The densification behavior during the sintering, microstructure of obtained composites and influence of the holding time on the phase composition were studied.

In the present work, the flexural strength of Ti3Al(Si)C2-based composites was investigated at 25, 800 and 1000 °C using small punch technique. The composites were spark plasma sintered at 1150 °C and 50 MPa from preceramic paper with Ti3Al(Si)C2 powder filler. Sintered composites represent a multi-phase system with secondary TiC and Al2O3 phases and have more than 900 MPa of flexural strength at room temperature. It was revealed that at 800 °C the flexural strength of composites decreases to 690 MPa. At 1000 °C, the flexural strength of composites further decreased to 620 MPa, however, an anomalous displacement of punch was detected during the fracture test attributed to the Ti3Al(Si)C2 brittle-to-plastic transition of the fracture mechanism.