Abstract
The effects of Fe and SiC additions on the densification, microstructure, and ablation properties of ZrB2-based ceramics were investigated in this study. The sample powders were conventionally mixed by cemented carbide ball then sintered by spark plasma sintering. The ablation rates and behavior of the ceramics were investigated under an oxyacetylene torch environment at about 3000°C. A sample with high relative density (96.3%), high flexural strength (415.6MPa), and low linear ablation rate (−0.4µm/s) was obtained via SPS at 1600°C. Adding 4vol% Fe was more beneficial to the density of ZrB2 sintered at 1600°C as compared to ZrB2 sintered at 1800°C. The ablation behavior and rates were similar among samples sintered at 1600°C and 1800°C.
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