The high-strain-rate dynamic response of boron carbide-based composites: The effect of microstructure

In Situ HT‐ESEM Observation of CeO2 Grain Growth During Sintering

“…The microstructure of ceramic materials often present a significant impact on their physico‐chemical properties such as mechanical behavior, electric, and thermal conductivity, chemical durability or optical properties . In these conditions, the monitoring of ceramic microstructure constitutes an important challenge to prepare optimized materials dedicated to a wide range of applications.…”

A Comparative Study on SiC-B4C-Si Cermet Prepared by Pressureless Sintering and Spark Plasma Sintering Methods

“…Higher amounts of Si reinforcement increased the residual Si contents in the sintered product and deteriorated the mechanical properties of the final product. [35,36] There is a scarcity of information on pressureless sintering and also on SPS of SiC-B 4 C-based cermets. We have prepared SiC-B 4 C-based cermets with varying amount of Si (5, 10, and 20 wt pct) by using planetary milling followed by pressure-less sintering at 2223 K (1950°C).…”

TiAl/B4C composite fabricated by high energy ball milling and hot press sintering processes and its mechanical properties

“…Meanwhile, many researchers have tried to improve its low strength and fracture toughness and to reduce the sintering temperature by using various approaches in the recent years. Spark plasma sintering (SPS) has become a popular technology and effectively made boron carbide powder with good mechanical behaviors in hardness, Young modulus, fracture toughness and flexural strength [8][9][10][11]. Microwave (MW) reaction sintering also is employed to make well-densified B 4 C specimens with the additives of SiC and Al [12].…”