Abstract
Micron-sized boron carbide (B4C) powders were subjected to spark plasma sintering (SPS) under temperature ranging from 1700°C to 2100°C for a soaking time of 5, 10 and 20min and their densification kinetics was determined using a creep deformation model. The densification mechanism was interpreted on the basis of the stress exponent n and the apparent activation energy Qd from Harrenius plots. Results showed that within the temperature range 1700–2000°C, creep deformation which was controlled by grain-boundary sliding or by interface reaction contributed to the densification mechanism at low effective stress regime (n = 2,Qd = 459.36kJ/mol). While at temperature higher than 2000°C or at high stress regime, the dominant mechanism appears to be the dislocation climb (n = 6.11).
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