Densification and characterization of rapid carbothermal synthesized boron carbide Academic Article

abstract

• AbstractSubmicrometer boron carbide powders were synthesized using rapid carbothermal reduction (RCR) method. Synthesized boron carbide powders had smaller particle size, lower free carbon, and high density of twins compared to commercial samples. Powders were sintered using spark plasma sintering at different temperatures and dwell times to compare sintering behavior. Synthesized boron carbide powders reached >99% TD at lower temperature and shorter dwell times compared to commercial powders. Improved microhardness observed in the densified RCR samples was likely caused by the combination of higher purity, better stoichiometry control, finer grain size, and a higher density of twin boundaries.

authors

• Xie, Yu Kelvin

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

• Toksoy, M. F., Rafaniello, W., Xie, K. Y., Ma, L., Hemker, K. J., & Haber, R. A.

citation count

• 14

complete list of authors

• Toksoy, Muhammet Fatih||Rafaniello, William||Xie, Kelvin Yu||Ma, Luoning||Hemker, Kevin Jude||Haber, Richard Alan

publication date

• May 2017

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology: ceramic product development and commercialization  Journal

keywords

• Boron Carbide
• Spark Plasma Sintering
• Synthesis
• Twinning

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/ijac.12654

start page

• 443

end page

• 453

volume

• 14

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijac.12654