Zirconium-diboride silicon-carbide composites: A review

Trevor G. Aguirre; Benjamin W. Lamm; Corson L. Cramer; David J. Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.11.314

Zirconium-diboride silicon-carbide composites: A review

Trevor G. Aguirre, Benjamin W. Lamm, Corson L. Cramer, David J. Mitchell

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Abstract

Zirconium diboride (ZrB₂) and silicon carbide (SiC) composites have long been of interest since it was observed that ZrB₂ improved the thermal shock resistance of SiC. However, processing of these materials can be difficult due to high and different sintering temperatures and differences in the thermodynamic stability of each material. ZrB₂–SiC composites have been processed in a variety of ways including hot-pressing, spark-plasma sintering, reactive melt infiltration, pack cementation, chemical vapor deposition, chemical vapor infiltration, stereolithography, direct ink writing, selective laser sintering, electron beam melting, and binder jet additive manufacturing. Each manufacturing method has its own pros and cons. This review serves to summarize more than 60 years of research and provide a coherent resource for the variety of methods and advancements in development of ZrB₂–SiC composites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7344-7361
Number of pages	18
Journal	Ceramics International
Volume	48
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.11.314
State	Published - Mar 15 2022

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This work was supported by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy , Advanced Manufacturing Offices. Research sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory , managed by UT- Battelle , LLC for the US Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 (LOIS Project ID: 10572, Additive manufacturing of ceramics for harsh environments). This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ).

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U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC05-00OR22725, 10572
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
UT-Battelle

Keywords

Ceramic composites
Silicon carbide
UHTCs
Ultra-high temperature ceramics
Zirconium diboride

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