Preparation of reaction bonded silicon carbide (RBSC) using boron carbide as an alternative source of carbon |
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Authors: | S AroatiM Cafri H DilmanMP Dariel N Frage |
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Affiliation: | Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel |
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Abstract: | RBSC composites are fully dense materials fabricated by infiltration of compacted mixtures of silicon carbide and carbon by molten silicon. Free carbon is usually added in the form of an organic resin that undergoes subsequent pyrolysis. The environmentally unfriendly pyrolysis process and the presence of residual silicon are serious drawbacks of this process. The study describes an alternative approach that minimizes the residual silicon fraction by making use of a multimodal particle size distribution, in order to increase the green density of the preforms prior infiltration. The addition of boron carbide provides an alternative source of carbon, thereby eliminating the need for pyrolized organic compounds. The residual silicon fraction in the RBSC composites, prepared according to the novel processing route, is significantly reduced. Their mechanical properties, in particular the specific flexural strength is by 15% higher than the value reported for RBSC composites prepared by the conventional approach. |
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Keywords: | Reaction bonded silicon carbide Boron carbide |
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