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In Situ Synthesis of A MoSi2/SiC Composite Using Solid State Displacement Reactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. H. Henager Jr. ,
J. L. Brimhall ,
J. S. Vetrano  and
J. P. Hirth
C. H. Henager Jr.
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA 99352
J. L. Brimhall
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA 99352
J. S. Vetrano
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA 99352
J. P. Hirth
Affiliation:
Washington State University, Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engr., Pullman, WA 99164
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Abstract

A high-strength in situ composite of MoSi2/SiC was synthesized using a solid state displacement reaction between Mo2C and Si by blending Mo2C and Si powders and vacuum hotpressing the powders at 1350°C for 2 h followed by 1 h at 1700°C. The resulting microstructure consisted of 1-μm diameter β-SiC particles (30 vol%) uniformly dispersed in a fine grained MoSi2 matrix. Transmission electron microscopy was used to study the fine-scale morphology and phase distribution of the composite. Evidence for a small amount of grain boundary glass phase was observed using diffuse dark field imaging. The β-SiC particles were distributed mainly on grain boundaries and triple points within the MoSi2 matrix. These findings were used to rationalize the observed mechanical property behavior.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 273: Symposium Q – Intermetallic Matrix Composites II , 1992 , 281
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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