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Dense B4C-based materials containing up to 4.9 wt % Si have been produced by hot pressing in the temperature range 1600–1700°C. In this process, the silicon melts to form a liquid phase, which improves the sinterability of the material. The boron carbide partially dissolves in the liquid Si to form silicon carbide between the B4C grains. The relative density, bending strength, Vickers hardness, and fracture toughness of the materials obtained in this study are 99.0 ± 0.1%, 584 ± 12 MPa, 39.4 ± 0.1 GPa, and 5.3 ± 0.2 MPa m1/2, respectively. The materials experience predominantly transcrystalline fracture.
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Original Russian Text © S.N. Perevislov, A.S. Lysenkov, S.V. Vikhman, 2017, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 369–374.
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Perevislov, S.N., Lysenkov, A.S. & Vikhman, S.V. Effect of Si additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of hot-pressed B4C. Inorg Mater 53, 376–380 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168517040148
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