Advances in Fabrication and Properties Research of h-BN Contained Ceramic Composites
LI Yanjun1,2, LIU Donghua1, ZHANG Dian1, MA Yuzhao1
1 College of Materials and Mineral Resources, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710049; 2 StateKey Laboratory of Advanced Refractories, Sinosteel Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research Co., Ltd., Luoyang 471039
Abstract: Ceramic materials possess the advantages of low density, favorable corrosion resistance and abrasive resistance. Nevertheless, ceramics are pretty hard and brittle, which results in poor machinability and thermal shock resistance. h-BN presents low elastic modulus and hardness, its machinability and thermal shock resistance are excellent. Therefore, the machinability and thermal shock resistance of ceramics can be obviously improved by introducing h-BN into ceramics. The research on the materials system, fabrication routes, and properties of the h-BN contained ceramic composites have been attracting enormous attention. In this article, fabrication routs of h-BN contained ceramic composites are reviewed based on the introducing methods of h-BN. The effects of h-BN on the properties of h-BN contained ceramic composites, including mechanical properties, thermal shock resistance, machi-nability, wave transparent properties and tribology properties are summarized thoroughly. The existing problems on the fabrication and properties research of the h-BN contained ceramic composites are concluded, and the future research and development direction is proposed.
李延军, 刘冬华, 张电, 马昱昭. 含h-BN复相陶瓷制备及性能研究进展[J]. 材料导报, 2018, 32(15): 2609-2617.
LI Yanjun, LIU Donghua, ZHANG Dian, MA Yuzhao. Advances in Fabrication and Properties Research of h-BN Contained Ceramic Composites. Materials Reports, 2018, 32(15): 2609-2617.
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