1. Novel B4C[sbnd]TiB2 composites with high electrical and low thermal conductivity by selective grain growth in reactive sintering.
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Zhao, Jun, Sun, Yue, Wang, Dong, Li, Pan, Jin, Xing, and Ran, Songlin
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THERMAL conductivity , *ELECTRIC conductivity , *CERAMICS , *VICKERS hardness , *SPECIFIC gravity , *SINTERING - Abstract
High electrical conductivity and low thermal conductivity are beneficial for the electrical discharge machining performance of ceramics. In this work, B 4 C–TiB 2 composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering of B 4 C–TiC–B powder mixture. The chemical reaction between TiC and B, together with subsequent selective matrix grain growth, expelled small in-situ generated TiB 2 grains to form conductive interlayers around large B 4 C grains. The unique microstructure significantly enhances the electrical conductivity of B 4 C–TiB 2 composites, especially at low TiB 2 content, while the ultrafine in-situ formed TiB 2 grains endow the composites with low thermal conductivity. The effects of TiB 2 content on the microstructure, mechanical properties, thermal & electrical conductivity of the composites were investigated. B 4 C–20 vol% TiB 2 composite exhibits excellent comprehensive performance, including a relative density, Vickers hardness, flexural strength, fracture toughness, room electrical and thermal conductivity of 98.6%, 28.15 GPa, 656 MPa, 5.46 MPa⋅m1/2, 1.08 × 105 S/m and 19.37 W/m⋅K, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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