Abstract
Zirconium diboride (ZrB2)-zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) ceramic powders were prepared by comparing two different boron sources as boron oxide (B2O3) and elemental boron (B). The production method was high-energy ball milling and subsequent annealing of powder blends containing stoichiometric amounts of ZrO2, B2O3/B powders in the presence of graphite as a reductant. The effects of milling duration (0, 2 and 6h), annealing duration (6 and 12h) and annealing temperature (1200–1400°C) on the formation and microstructure of ceramic powders were investigated. Phase, thermal and microstructural characterizations of the milled and annealed powders were performed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The formation of ZrB2 starts after milling for 2h and annealing at 1300°C if B2O3 is used as boron source and after milling for 2h and annealing at 1200°C if B is used as boron source.
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