Effect of Y3Al5O12 on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of B4C Ceramics Prepared by Hot-press Sintering

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To investigate the effect of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ sintering additive on B₄C ceramics prepared by hot-press sintering,B₄C ceramics are prepared using B₄C powders as the raw material and Y₃Al₅O₁₂ generated from the in-situ reaction between Al₂O₃ and Y₂O₃ as the sintering additive by hot-press sintering process at the sintering temperature of 1950℃.The effects of different contents of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ sintering additive on the phase composition,sintering properties,microstructure,and mechanical properties of B₄C ceramics are studied.The results show that the grain boundaries in the B₄C ceramics exist in two forms of B₄C-B₄C clean grain boundaries and B₄C-amorphous Y₃Al₅O₁₂-B₄C grain boundaries when the content of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ sintering additive is less than 7 wt.%,and the grain boundaries in the B₄C ceramics exist in three forms of B₄C-B₄C clean grain boundaries,B₄C-amorphous Y₃Al₅O₁₂-B₄C grain boundaries and B₄C-crystallised Y₃Al₅O₁₂-B₄C grain boundaries when the content of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ sintering additive is more than or equal to 7wt.%.When the content of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ sintering additive is 7wt.%,the best properties of B₄C ceramics are achieved by hot-press sintering.The relative density,Vickers hardness,bending strength,and fracture toughness of B₄C ceramics are 96.2%,20.9GPa,455MPa,and 3.53MPa·m^1/2,respectively.The Y₃Al₅O₁₂ sintering additive affects the mechanical properties of B₄C ceramics prepared by hot press sintering by altering their porosity,grain size,and grain boundary characteristics.

Key words: B₄C ceramics, sintering additive, yttrium aluminum garnet, mechanical property, grain boundary

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ZHANG Wei, ZHANG Jie. Effect of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of B₄C Ceramics Prepared by Hot-press Sintering[J]. Acta Armamentarii, 2025, 46(3): 240117-.

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Table 1 Composition of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive wt.%

编号	B₄C	Al₂O₃+Y₂O₃
BY0	100	0
BY1	97	3
BY2	95	5
BY3	93	7
BY4	91	9

Fig.1 Illustration of fabrication procedure for B4C ceramics with Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Fig.2 XRD patterns of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Fig.3 Grain boundary characteristics of BY2

Fig.4 Grain boundary characteristics of BY4

Fig.5 Relative densities of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Table 2 Grain sizes of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

编号	B₄C晶粒尺寸/μm
BY0	0.90
BY1	0.81
BY2	0.79
BY3	0.80
BY4	1.07

Fig.6 TEM images of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Fig.7 SEM images of polished surfaces of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Fig.8 Vickers hardness,bending strength,and fracture toughness of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Fig.9 SEM images of fracture surfaces of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

Fig.10 Propagation of cracks on the polished surfaces of B4C ceramics with different contents of Y3Al5O12 sintering additive

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