Refractory Core-Shell Powders for Additive Industries

Abstract

The finished products obtained when the surfaces of powders of refractory materials (diamond, boron nitride, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, tungsten) were coated with thin films by the method of iodide transport are presented. The developed method enables to obtain powder composite materials of core-shell type that have surface thickness varying in the range from 1 nm to several micrometers. From the powders modified by the films of metals and thier compounds composite materials were developed, their physical and mechanical characteristics were studied. The characteristics turned out to be substantially higher in comparison to materials sintered from the same powders but without coating. The probable fields of use of the composites in question were determined.