composite;
in situ reactive hot pressing;
mechanical property;
microstructure;
TI3SIC2;
COMPOSITES;
HARDNESS;
TEMPERATURE;
FABRICATION;
INTERFACE;
BEHAVIOR;
DAMAGE;
TEM;
D O I:
10.1111/ijac.13497
中图分类号:
TQ174 [陶瓷工业];
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号:
0805 ;
080502 ;
摘要:
In this work, TiC-SiC-Ti(3)SiC(2)composites were synthesized by in situ reactive hot pressing using beta-SiC, graphite, and TiH(2)powders as initial materials. Microstructure and mechanical properties of as-prepared dense composites were systematically investigated. It was found that by increasing the initial SiC content the final SiC content in the composites increased in contrast to the decrease in TiC and Ti(3)SiC(2)contents. In the dense composites, TiC and Ti(3)SiC(2)grains exhibited transgranular fracture, whereas SiC particles showed intergranular fracture. The composite containing 77 vol.% TiC, 4 vol.% SiC, and 19 vol.% Ti(3)SiC(2)had the highest flexural strength of 706.6 MPa. The composite consisting of 44 vol.% TiC, 49 vol.% SiC, and 7 vol.% Ti(3)SiC(2)exhibited the highest Vickers hardness of 22.3 GPa and the highest fracture toughness of 6.0 MPa center dot m(1/2).