C0.3N0.7Ti-SiC Toughed Silicon Nitride Hybrids with Non-Oxide Additives Ti3SiC2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
2.1. Preparation of Samples
2.2. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Si3N4−x vol.% Ti3SiC2 | Weight Fraction | R Factor of Rietveld | Theoretical Density (g·cm−3) | Densification | ||
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β-Si3N4 | C0.3N0.7Ti | SiC | ||||
x = 1 | 97.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 4.76% | 3.21 | 99.26% |
x = 3 | 97.1% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4.55% | 3.21 | 99.89% |
x = 5 | 92.8% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 3.46% | 3.25 | 99.92% |
x = 10 | 87.3% | 7.6% | 5.1% | 3.42% | 3.30 | 99.73% |
x = 15 | 82.3% | 11.7% | 6.0% | 3.47% | 3.35 | 99.98% |
x = 20 | 78.4% | 14.6% | 7.0% | 4.07% | 3.39 | 99.79% |
Location | Si | N | O | Ti | C | Possible Phases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot A | 52.21 | 35.43 | 2.04 | 1.29 | 9.03 | Si3N4, SiC |
Spot B | 5.10 | 27.18 | - | 50.13 | 17.59 | C0.3N0.7Ti, SiC |
Composition | Sintering Conditions | Vickers Hardness (GPa) | Flexural Strength (MPa) | Fracture Toughness (MPa·m1/2) | Ref. |
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α-Si3N4 + 4 wt.% Al2O3 + 6 wt.% Y2O3 | Hot isostatic pressing at 1700 °C, 20 MPa, 3 h | 16.4 | 730 | 6.5 | [27] |
α-Si3N4 + 5 wt.% Al2O3 + 5 wt.% Y2O3 | Hot press at 1800 °C, 30 MPa, 1.5 h | 16.1 | - | 5.2 | [20] |
α-Si3N4 + 4 wt.% Al2O3 + 6 wt.% Y2O3 | Hot press at 1700 °C, 50 MPa, 1.5 h | 17.01 | - | - | [21] |
α-Si3N4 + 30 vol.% β-Si3N4 whiskers + 5 wt.% Al2O3 + 5 wt.% Y2O3 + 5 wt.% CeO2 | Hot press at 1700 °C, 30 MPa, 30 min | 19.0 | 794 | 8.6 | [22] |
α-Si3N4+4 wt.% Al2O3+4 wt.% Y2O3+15 vol.% SiC whiskers | Hot press at 1800 °C, 30 MPa, 30 min | 16 | 680 | 6.1 | [68] |
α-Si3N4 + 5 wt.% Al2O3 + 4 wt.% Y2O3 + 3 wt.% TiC | Gas pressure sintering at 1750 °C, 2 MPa | 16.4 | 475 | 7.6 | [11] |
α-Si3N4 + 5 vol.% Ti3SiC2 | Hot-pressed at 1700 °C for 90 min | 19.78 | 795 | 4.88 | This work |
α-Si3N4 + 20 vol.% Ti3SiC2 | Hot-pressed at 1700 °C for 90 min | 20.11 | 549 | 6.58 | This work |
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Luo, H.; Li, C.; Deng, L.; Li, Y.; Xiao, P.; Zhang, H. C0.3N0.7Ti-SiC Toughed Silicon Nitride Hybrids with Non-Oxide Additives Ti3SiC2. Materials 2020, 13, 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061428
Luo H, Li C, Deng L, Li Y, Xiao P, Zhang H. C0.3N0.7Ti-SiC Toughed Silicon Nitride Hybrids with Non-Oxide Additives Ti3SiC2. Materials. 2020; 13(6):1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061428
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Heng, Chen Li, Lianwen Deng, Yang Li, Peng Xiao, and Haibin Zhang. 2020. "C0.3N0.7Ti-SiC Toughed Silicon Nitride Hybrids with Non-Oxide Additives Ti3SiC2" Materials 13, no. 6: 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061428