1. Pressureless Sintering of Carbon Nanofibre/SiC Composites and Their Properties.
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Xu, Guosheng, Yamakami, Tomohiko, Yamaguchi, Tomohiro, Endo, Morinobu, Taruta, Seiichi, and Kubo, Isao
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PRESSURE ,SINTERING ,CARBON nanofibers ,SILICON carbide ,METALLIC composites ,MACHINING - Abstract
To enhance the fracture toughness of silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics and prevent the generation of cracks and chippings in the SiC ceramics during machining process, carbon nanofibres ( CNFs) were compounded with SiC. The densification and microstructure development of the CNFs/SiC composites pressureless sintered in Ar atmosphere were investigated. The fracture toughness of SiC ceramics was enhanced by the addition of 1-3 wt% CNFs, which resulted from the pullout and/or bridging effect of CNFs bonded much more closely with SiC. The addition of 3 wt% CNFs prevented the chippings from generating in the composite during precision machining process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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