TY - GEN
T1 - Tape casting of multilayered molybdenum and niobium silicide composites
AU - Vasquez Sandoval, D.
AU - Vega Bolivar, C.
AU - Antonini, A.
AU - Biamino, S.
AU - Pavese, M.
AU - Fino, P.
AU - Badini, C.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Molybdenum and niobium silicides are promising materials for high temperature structural applications because of their relatively low density, high melting point and high strength. However, the current concern about these materials focuses on their low fracture toughness below the ductile-brittle transition temperature. According to this, it is more effective to use their composites with carbides, borides or other silicides, more than individual phases. This study is based on the development of multilayered composites in the MoSi2-NbSi2 system. Molybdenum and niobium silicide composites of the type x MoSi2 - (1-x) NbSi2 have been prepared with the multilayered structure by tape casting. After the first investigation on the whole range (x varying from 0 to 1) the MoSi2-rich part of the system has been more intensely studied. The process involves slurry preparation and casting, drying, layers stacking, debinding and pressureless sintering. The composition of the slurry before tape casting has been investigated and debinding and sintering have been optimized. The mechanical properties of the resulting materials have been characterized in terms of residual porosity, Young's modulus and bending strength. A preliminary oxidation study has been realised.
AB - Molybdenum and niobium silicides are promising materials for high temperature structural applications because of their relatively low density, high melting point and high strength. However, the current concern about these materials focuses on their low fracture toughness below the ductile-brittle transition temperature. According to this, it is more effective to use their composites with carbides, borides or other silicides, more than individual phases. This study is based on the development of multilayered composites in the MoSi2-NbSi2 system. Molybdenum and niobium silicide composites of the type x MoSi2 - (1-x) NbSi2 have been prepared with the multilayered structure by tape casting. After the first investigation on the whole range (x varying from 0 to 1) the MoSi2-rich part of the system has been more intensely studied. The process involves slurry preparation and casting, drying, layers stacking, debinding and pressureless sintering. The composition of the slurry before tape casting has been investigated and debinding and sintering have been optimized. The mechanical properties of the resulting materials have been characterized in terms of residual porosity, Young's modulus and bending strength. A preliminary oxidation study has been realised.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879019918
SN - 9781617823848
T3 - 11th International Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society 2009
SP - 519
EP - 523
BT - 11th International Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society 2009
T2 - 11th International Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society 2009
Y2 - 21 June 2009 through 25 June 2009
ER -