Niobium silicide synthesis by spark plasma sintering of composite powders

Efimochkin I.Yu., Kuzmina N.A., Grachshencov D.V., Svetlov I.L., Bobrovkiy A.P.
Efimochkin I.Yu., Kuzmina N.A., Grachshencov D.V., Svetlov I.L., Bobrovkiy A.P. Niobium silicide synthesis by spark plasma sintering of composite powders // Proceedings of VIAM. 2018. No. 11. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2018-0-11-54-63. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2018/11/7
Keywords
high-temperature materials, composite materials, Nb–Si system, niobium silicide, mechanical alloying, synthesis, spark plasma sintering, structure.
Abstract

The possibility of niobium silicide synthesis by the spark plasma technique from a binary mixture of mechanical alloyed elemental powders is considered. The X-ray phase analysis of the synthesized samples of niobium silicide was carried out, their microstructure were investigated by the methods of scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray microscopic analysis were used to evaluate the elemental composition. The performed X-ray phase analysis of the synthesized samples demonstrated the preparation of stable tetragonal α-Nb5Si3 and hexagonal γ-Nb5Si3, stabilized by intercalation of carbon atoms. The stability of obtained samples of niobium silicide under 1500°Cfor 10 h was investigated.

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