Abstract
B-Ti-C composites toughened by TiB2 particles were produced by reaction sintering of B4C, TiC and TiB2 powders. Microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. A notable improvement on flexure strength and fracture toughness were achieved in B4C composites containing 10%TiB2 and 20%-30%TiC (volume fraction). The highest flexure strength and fracture toughness, 425 MPa and 8.2 MPa· m1/2, respectively, resulted for B4C-10%TiB2-30%TiC composite, are much higher than those for monolithic B4C. The main toughening mechanism is microcrack toughening and crack deflection toughening.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 302-306 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition) |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Apr 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- B-Ti-C composites
- Mechanical properties
- Microstructure
- Toughening mechanism
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