Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of Argon Gas Purging of Spark Plasma Sintered ZrB2+SiC Nano-Powder Composites

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2017

Part of the book series: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series ((MMMS))

Abstract

Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) consolidated ZrB2+SiC composites using nano-powders (around 40 nm) showed smaller grains compared to those using micron size powders and segregation of SiC into islands is minimal but with higher oxidation of ZrB2 to form ZrO2 in nano-composites. Argon-gas purging prior to SPS consolidation at around 2000 °C and 40 MPa of ZrB2+20vol.%SiC nano-powders was used to minimize the oxidation and obtain fine granules with high densification. The densification of the Argon-gas purged nano-composites is higher compared to those consolidated without Argon gas purging. The EDX analysis showed a strong reduction in the oxygen peak for the Argon gas purged composites. The XRD spectra also support this observation with less ZrO2 phase composition in Argon gas purged composites. The Vickers micro-hardness showed slightly lower values for Argon gas purged composites though they have higher densification.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Fahrenholtz WG et al (2007) Refractory diborides of zirconium and hafnium. J Am Ceram Soc 90:1347–1364

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Squire TH, Marschall J (2010) Material property requirements for analysis and design of UHTC components in hypersonic applications. J Eur Ceram Soc 30(11):2239–2251

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Van Wei DM et al (2004) The hypersonic environment: required operation conditions and design challenges. J Mater Sci 39(19):5915–5924

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Enneti RK et al (2012) Taguchi analysis on the effect of process parameters on densification during spark plasma sintering of HfB2-20SiC. Int J Refract Metal Hard Matter 31:293–296

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Wang Z, Wu Z, Shi G (2010) The oxidation behaviors of ZrB2-SiC-ZrC ceramic. Solid State Sci 13(3):534–538

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Han J et al (2008) Oxidation-resistant ZrB2-SiC composites at 2200 °C. Comp Sci Technol 68:799–806

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Seetala N et al (2016) Spark plasma heat treated coarse- and nano-powder ZrB2-SiC and HfB2-SiC composites. TMS annual meeting & exhibition, Nashville, TN, 14–18 Feb 2016

    Google Scholar 

  8. Seetala NV, Webb M (2014) Spark plasma heat treated ZrB2-SiC and HfB2-SiC composites. Mater Sci Forum 783–786:1176–1782

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Lutterotti L et al (1999) MAUD: a friendly Java program for material analysis using diffraction. IUCr Newsl CPD 21:14–15

    Google Scholar 

  10. Seetala N et al (2015) Densification and microhardness of spark plasma sintered ZrB2+SiC nano-composites. Microsc Microanal 21(3):1051–1052

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This work is supported by Air Force Contract FA8650-13-C-5800.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mathematics and Physics, Grambling State University, Grambling, LA, 71245, USA

    Naidu Seetala & Owen Reedy

  2. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, 45433, USA

    Lawrence Matson

  3. UES, Inc., Dayton, OH, 45432, USA

    HeeDong Lee & Thomas Key

Authors
  1. Naidu Seetala
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Owen Reedy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Lawrence Matson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. HeeDong Lee
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Thomas Key
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Naidu Seetala .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Al Isra University , Amman, Jordan

    Shadia Ikhmayies

  2. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

    Bowen Li

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    John S. Carpenter

  4. Canmet Materials , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    JIan Li

  5. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

    Jiann-Yang Hwang

  6. Military Institute of Engineering, IME, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    Sergio Neves Monteiro

  7. Poltecnico di Torino , Turin, Italy

    Donato Firrao

  8. ArcelorMittal Global R&D, East Chicago, Indiana, USA

    Mingming Zhang

  9. Central South University , Changsha, China

    Zhiwei Peng

  10. University of New South Wales , Canberra, Australia

    Juan P. Escobedo-Diaz

  11. Chongqing University , Chongqing, China

    Chenguang Bai

  12. Middle East Technical University , Ankara, Turkey

    Yunus Eren Kalay

  13. Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Ramasis Goswami

  14. Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang, Korea (Republic of)

    Jeongguk Kim

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

About this paper

Cite this paper

Seetala, N., Reedy, O., Matson, L., Lee, H., Key, T. (2017). Effect of Argon Gas Purging of Spark Plasma Sintered ZrB2+SiC Nano-Powder Composites. In: Ikhmayies, S., et al. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2017. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51382-9_19

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation