Influence of Reaction Temperature on the Densification Behavior of the SiC/B4C Composites

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In this investigation, the rare-earth oxide La2O3 combined with Al2O3 served as sintering additives and commercial α-SiC and B4C powder were applied to fabricate SiC/B4C composites by pressureless sintering. The results proved that combination of Al2O3 and La2O3 sinter additives were effective for densification of SiC/B4C composites. The influence of sinter temperature on the phase constitution, micro-structure and densification behavior of SiC/B4C composites was investigated.

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