Research on the Densification Process of the Mechanically-Alloyed Amorphous 2Si-B-3C-N Powder

Abstract:

A mixture of the commercially available cubic silicon powder, hexagonal boron nitride powder and graphite powder was mechanically alloyed to prepare amorphous 2Si-B-3C-N composite powder. The amorphous powder was heated up to 1900°C in nitrogen, with a heating rate of 20°C/min and under a pressure of 80 MPa. Careful investigation was carried out on the densification curve, the microstructure and the mechanical properties of the prepared ceramics. Results show that the amorphous 2Si-B-3C-N powder mainly consists of near-spherical agglomerates, with an average size of 3.5±2.4 micrometers. When the amorphous powder was hot pressed, the densification process mainly included three stages, the denser packing of powder particles with the help of axial pressure, the initial sintering at about 1500-1800°C, and the rapid sintering at temperatures approximately higher than 1830°C. When the 2Si-B-3C-N ceramic was hot pressed at 1900°C for 10-30 mins, it exhibited large volume shrinkage, noticeable reduction of pores, and significantly improvement of density and mechanical properties. The applied high temperature and large pressure may give rise to severe plastic deformation, viscous flow and creep of powder particles, which greatly contribute to the rapid densification of the amorphous 2Si-B-3C-N powder.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 281)
• Pages: 15-21
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.281.15
• Online since: August 2018
• Authors: Peng Fei Zhang*, De Chang Jia, Bin Yang, Guang Xin Wang
• Keywords: Amorphous Powder, Hot Pressing, Mechanical Alloying, Si-B-C-N Ceramic

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