Chapter 3. A Comparison of Reaction vs Conventionally Hot-Pressed Ceramic Composites
- John B. Wachtman Jr.
Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470313053.ch3
Copyright © 1990 The American Ceramic Society, Inc.
Book Title
14th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 11, Issue 9/10
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How to Cite
Cameron, C. P., Enloe, J. H., Dolhert, L. E. and Rice, R. W. (2008) A Comparison of Reaction vs Conventionally Hot-Pressed Ceramic Composites, in 14th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 11, Issue 9/10 (ed J. B. Wachtman), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470313053.ch3
Publication History
- Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 1990
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Print ISBN: 9780470374931
Online ISBN: 9780470313053
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Keywords:
- microstructures;
- alumina;
- stoichiometric;
- microscopy;
- parameters
Summary
Solid-state reactions were carried out simultaneously with hot-pressing to produce ceramic composited based on an α-alumina matrix with one or more of the following phases: TiB2, TiC, SiC, or B4C. Microstructures and physical properties, e.g., fracture strength, hardness, and Young's modulus, were compared to bodies obtained from conventionally hot-pressed materials of similar composition. While good densification and physical properties were obtained by reaction hot-pressing, e.g., Vickers hardnesses as high as 2 400 kg/mm2 for a TiB2-α-alumina composite and strengths exceeding 600 MPa in TiC-α-alumina composites, no generic advantages over conventional hot-pressing were obtained.