Microstructure and mechanical properties of Nb–Mo–ZrB<sub>2</sub> composites prepared by hot-pressing sintering

Yuan Gao; Zong-de Liu; Qi Wang; Yong-tian Wang

doi:10.1007/s12613-018-1631-6

Volume 25 Issue 7

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Yuan Gao, Zong-de Liu, Qi Wang, and Yong-tian Wang, Microstructure and mechanical properties of Nb–Mo–ZrB₂ composites prepared by hot-pressing sintering, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 25(2018), No. 7, pp. 824-831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-018-1631-6

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Yuan Gao, Zong-de Liu, Qi Wang, and Yong-tian Wang, Microstructure and mechanical properties of Nb–Mo–ZrB2 composites prepared by hot-pressing sintering, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 25(2018), No. 7, pp. 824-831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-018-1631-6

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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Nb–Mo–ZrB₂ composites prepared by hot-pressing sintering

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Zong-de Liu E-mail: lzd@ncepu.edu.cn
Received: 9 November 2017; Revised: 11 February 2018; Accepted: 13 February 2018

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Nb–Mo–ZrB₂ composites (V(Nb)/V(Mo)=1) with 15vol% or 30vol% of ZrB₂ were fabricated by hot-pressing sintering at 2000℃. The phases, microstructure, and mechanical properties were then investigated. The composites contain Nb-Mo solid solution (denoted as (Nb, Mo)ss hereafter), ZrB, MoB, and NbB phases. Compressive strength test results suggest that the strength of Nb–Mo–ZrB₂ composites increases with increasing ZrB₂ content; Nb–Mo–30vol%ZrB₂ had the highest compressive strength (1905.1 MPa). The improvement in the compressive strength of the Nb–Mo–ZrB₂ composites is mainly attributed to the secondary phase strengthening of the stiffer ZrB phase, solid-solution strengthening of the (Nb, Mo)ss matrix as well as fine-grain strengthening. The fracture toughness decreases with increasing ZrB₂ content. Finally, the fracture modes of the Nb–Mo–ZrB₂ composites are also discussed in detail.
- metal-matrix composites;
- microstructure;
- mechanical properties;
- sintering

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