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Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products

Volume: 2 Number: 1 March 16, 2017
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Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products

Abstract

In this study, the production of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and their sintered bodies was aimed by utilizing mechanical activation assisted autoclave process and pressureless sintering (PS) or spark plasma sintering (SPS) techniques. ZrCl4, B2O3 and Mg powders were used as starting materials and the powder mixtures were mechanically activated for 5 min by using high energy ball milling system. Mechanically activated powders were heated in an autoclave at 450°C for 12 h and subsequently purified by HCl leaching. Pure powders were consolidated by PS (1700°C, 6 h) and SPS (1700°C, 60 MPa, 15 min) to obtain the bulk samples. Characterization studies of the powders and sintered products involve the XRD, SEM, SM, OM techniques, particle size and Archimedes density measurements, microhardness and wear tests. Synthesized powders comprise of ZrB2 and ZrO2 phases with 78.5 % wt. ZrB2 content and have an average particle size of 203 nm. The bulk samples produced by PS and SPS techniques have relative densities of 92.8 % and 99.3 %, respectively and the microhardness reaches to the value of 12.6 GPa. The bulk sample fabricated by SPS technique having a wear volume loss of 8,52 ´ 10-3 mm3 reveals a smooth wear track instead of micro-grooves along the sliding direction. 

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Research Article

Publication Date

March 16, 2017

Submission Date

March 16, 2017

Acceptance Date

August 17, 2016

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Year 2017 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Balcı, Ö., Akçamlı, N., Ağaoğulları, D., Öveçoğlu, M. L., & Duman, İ. (2017). Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products. Journal of Boron, 2(1), 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK
AMA
1.Balcı Ö, Akçamlı N, Ağaoğulları D, Öveçoğlu ML, Duman İ. Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products. Journal of Boron. 2017;2(1):1-10. https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK
Chicago
Balcı, Özge, Nazlı Akçamlı, Duygu Ağaoğulları, M. Lütfi Öveçoğlu, and İsmail Duman. 2017. “Autoclave Processing and Sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 Powders and Investigation of Microstructural and Some Mechanical Properties of Bulk Products”. Journal of Boron 2 (1): 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK.
EndNote
Balcı Ö, Akçamlı N, Ağaoğulları D, Öveçoğlu ML, Duman İ (March 1, 2017) Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products. Journal of Boron 2 1 1–10.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Balcı, N. Akçamlı, D. Ağaoğulları, M. L. Öveçoğlu, and İ. Duman, “Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products”, Journal of Boron, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1–10, Mar. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK
ISNAD
Balcı, Özge - Akçamlı, Nazlı - Ağaoğulları, Duygu - Öveçoğlu, M. Lütfi - Duman, İsmail. “Autoclave Processing and Sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 Powders and Investigation of Microstructural and Some Mechanical Properties of Bulk Products”. Journal of Boron 2/1 (March 1, 2017): 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK.
JAMA
1.Balcı Ö, Akçamlı N, Ağaoğulları D, Öveçoğlu ML, Duman İ. Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products. Journal of Boron. 2017;2:1–10.
MLA
Balcı, Özge, et al. “Autoclave Processing and Sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 Powders and Investigation of Microstructural and Some Mechanical Properties of Bulk Products”. Journal of Boron, vol. 2, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 1-10, https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK.
Vancouver
1.Özge Balcı, Nazlı Akçamlı, Duygu Ağaoğulları, M. Lütfi Öveçoğlu, İsmail Duman. Autoclave processing and sintering of ZrB2-ZrO2 powders and investigation of microstructural and some mechanical properties of bulk products. Journal of Boron [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 1;2(1):1-10. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99TT57NK