Abstract:Using ZrC and ZrB2 powders as raw materials, ZrC-ZrB2 composite ceramic bulk materials with ZrB2 content (mass fraction) of 5%, 10%, and 15% were prepared at 1 750 ℃ and 1 850 ℃ respectively by spark plasma sintering. The effects of ZrB2 content on the microstructure and properties of the composites were studied. The results show that the surface morphology of ZrC-ZrB2 composite is scaly, with the increase of ZrB2 content, the grain becomes finer. When the sintering temperature is 1 750 ℃, with the increase of ZrB2 content, the material density decreases, but the fracture toughness increases. When the content of ZrB2 is 15%, the fracture toughness reaches 11.972 MPa·m1/2, while when the content of ZrB2 is 10%, the hardness is the highest of 16.868 GPa. Compared with the ZrC-ZrB2 composites sintered at 1 750 ℃, when the sintering temperature is 1 850 ℃, recrystallization and grain growth occur, and the overall mechanical properties decrease. With the increase of ZrB2 content, the density of the composites decreases, but the size of grain decreases and mechanical properties increases.
王圆圆, 范景莲, 陆琼, 郝亚楠, 高银. ZrB2含量和烧结温度对ZrC-ZrB2复合材料组织与性能的影响[J]. 粉末冶金材料科学与工程, 2020, 25(2): 157-163.
WANG Yuanyuan, FAN Jinglian, LU Qiong, HAO Ya’nan, GAO Yin. Effect of ZrB2 content and sintering temperature on the microstructure and properties of ZrC-ZrB2 composites. Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy, 2020, 25(2): 157-163.
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