Carbothermal production of ZrB2-ZrO2 ceramic powders from ZrO2-B2O3/B system by high-energy ball milling and annealing assisted process

Balci O., AGAOGULLARI D., Duman I., Öveçoğlu M. L.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.38, sa.3, ss.2201-2207, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.10.067
  • Dergi Adı: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2201-2207
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Zirconium diboride (ZrB2)-zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) ceramic powders were prepared by comparing two different boron sources as boron oxide (B2O3) and elemental boron (B). The production method was high-energy ball milling and subsequent annealing of powder blends containing stoichiometric amounts of ZrO2, B2O3/B powders in the presence of graphite as a reductant. The effects of milling duration (0,2 and 6 h), annealing duration (6 and 12 h) and annealing temperature (1200-1400 degrees C) on the formation and microstructure of ceramic powders were investigated. Phase, thermal and microstructural characterizations of the milled and annealed powders were performed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The formation of ZrB2 starts after milling for 2 h and annealing at 1300 degrees C if B2O3 is used as boron source and after milling for 2 h and annealing at 1200 degrees C if B is used as boron source. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.