Effect of Carbon Content on Microstructure and Properties of Pressureless-sintered Silicon Carbide
LIU Baoyou1,2, YUE Xinyan1,2, FENG Dong1,2, RU Hongqiang1,2, LIU Chunming1,2
1 Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials of Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China 2 Institute of Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Abstract: In the present study, using samples with 1wt% B4C addition prepared by pressureless sintering at 2 000 ℃, the effect of carbon content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of solid-state sintered silicon carbide ceramics was investigated. The experimental results were as follows: XRD patterns of all samples with different carbon content were almost same with each other. SiC as main phase and a trace amount of C were identified, B4C phase was not detected. When carbon content was 3wt%, the sample showed the optimum mechanical properties of which the volume density, relative density, bending strength, fracture toughness and Vickers hardness were 98.6%, 452 MPa, 4.5 MPa·m1/2, 30 GPa, respectively. With increasing carbon content, the grain size of silicon carbide gradually increased and some abnormal grain growth occurred which could decrease the mechanical properties of this material.
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