Abstract
In this paper, gelcasting and pressureless sintering of YAG gel coated ZrB2–SiC (YZS) composite were conducted. YAG gel coated ZrB2–SiC (YZS) suspension was firstly prepared through sol–gel route. Poly (acrylic acid) was used as dispersant. YZS suspension had the lowest viscosity when using 0.6wt.% PAA as dispersant. Gelcasting was conducted based on AM–MBAM system. The gelcast YZS sample was then pressureless sintered to about 97% density. During sintering, YAG promoted the densification process from solid state sintering to liquid phase sintering. The average grain sizes of ZrB2 and SiC in the YZS composite were 3.8 and 1.3μm, respectively. The flexural strength, fracture toughness and microhardness were 375±37MPa, 4.13±0.45MPam1/2 and 14.1±0.5GPa, respectively.
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