“…Spray‐dried powders were prepared using the same method employed by Tan et al and the Brenner et al studies. Briefly, a laboratory spray dryer (APV Anhydro Model S1, Anhydro Inc, Soeborg, Denmark) was used to produce powder agglomerate from a liquid suspension feed (Aero‐Instant Spraying Service, Brunswick, USA) that consisted of 80 vol% ZrB 2 (3‐5 μm, Grade A, HC Starck, Munich, Germany), 20 vol% α‐SiC (1.4 m, Grade UF‐05, HC Starck, Munich, Germany), 0.4 wt% dispersant (Darvan 821A, RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc, Norwalk, USA), 2 wt% PVA binder (Celvol 203, Celanese Corporation, Dallas, USA), and deionized water.…”