Spark plasma sintered B4C-structural, thermal, electrical and mechanical properties

Ruslan Kuliiev, Nina Orlovskaya, Holden Hyer, Yongho Sohn, Mykola Lugovy, Donggi Ha, Miladin Radovic, Elinor G. Castle, Michael John Reece, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Laura Conti, Thomas Graule, Jakob Kuebler, Gurdial Blugan

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Abstract

The structural, thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of fully dense B4C ceramics, sintered using Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), were studied and compared to the properties of B4C ceramics previously published in the literature. New results on B4C's mechanical responses were obtained by nanoindentation and ring-on-ring biaxial strength testing. The findings contribute to a more complete knowledge of the properties of B4C ceramics, an important material in many industrial applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1612
JournalMaterials
Volume13
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This research was funded in part by National Science Foundation MRI project "133778". Funding: This research was funded in part by National Science Foundation MRI project “133778”.

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation MRI
National Science Foundation133778, 1726887
National Science Foundation

    Keywords

    • Boron carbide
    • Finite elements analysis
    • Mechanical properties
    • Ring-on-ring test

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