a School of Material Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710049, People's Republic of, China
b Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Ibaraki 567, Osaka, Japan
Abstract:
The effect of Al2O3 on mechanical properties of Ti3SiC2/Al2O3 composite fabricated by SPS was studied systematically. The results show that the hardness of the Ti3SiC2/Al2O3 composite can reach 10.28 GPa, 50% higher than that of pure Ti3SiC2. However, slight decrease in the other mechanical properties was observed with Al2O3 addition higher than 5–10 vol.%, which is believed to be due to the agglomeration of Al2O3 in the composite.