Abstract: | The structure of SiC–AlN powders is investigated by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy methods. The powders
were produced by joint carbon reduction and nitriding of silicon and aluminum oxide mixtures. The results show that a mixture
of solid solutions forms during joint SiC and AlN synthesis at 1700°C, with SiC forming β (3C) and α (2H) modifications with
different grain morphology. The fiber form is characteristic of β-SiC, whereas the grains of the solid solution based on SiC
have a predominantly equiaxed form. α-SiC grain dimensions are considerablys smaller than those of AlN.
Institute of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Kiev Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, Nos.
7–8, pp. 81–86, July–August, 1997. |