Effects of carbon additives on the properties of ZrB2–based composites: a review

MS Asl, B Nayebi, Z Ahmadi, MJ Zamharir… - Ceramics …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review presents the recent achievements on carbon additives incorporated in ZrB 2
ceramics, improved properties, and their advancements. Monolithic ZrB 2 ceramics have …

Zirconium-diboride silicon-carbide composites: A review

TG Aguirre, BW Lamm, CL Cramer, DJ Mitchell - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
Zirconium diboride (ZrB 2) and silicon carbide (SiC) composites have long been of interest
since it was observed that ZrB 2 improved the thermal shock resistance of SiC. However …

Heat transfer and pressure drop in a ZrB2 microchannel heat sink: a numerical approach

M Vajdi, FS Moghanlou, ER Niari, MS Asl… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) resulted in the fabrication of
electronic and optic devices which generate high amounts of heat in a small space …

Numerical simulation of heat transfer during spark plasma sintering of zirconium diboride

M Sakkaki, FS Moghanlou, M Vajdi, MS Asl… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Temperature and electric current distributions in the spark plasma sintering process of a ZrB
2 sample were simulated using finite element method. The main source of heating in spark …

Spark plasma sintering of TiC–SiCw ceramics

MS Asl, Z Ahmadi, AS Namini, A Babapoor… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide whiskers (SiC w) in TiC had impressive impacts on the properties and made
it possible for special applications which generally would not be conceivable with TiC alone …

Microstructure and thermomechanical characteristics of spark plasma sintered TiC ceramics doped with nano-sized WC

AS Namini, Z Ahmadi, A Babapoor… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, we studied the effects of nano-sized WC addition (0, 1.5 and 3 wt%) on
microstructure and thermomechanical properties of TiC-based ceramics. WC-doped TiC …

Effects of graphite nano-flakes on thermal and microstructural properties of TiB2–SiC composites

FS Moghanlou, S Nekahi, M Vajdi, Z Ahmadi… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the production of ultra-high temperature composites with improved
thermo-mechanical properties has attracted much attention. This study focuses on the effect …

Microstructural, thermal and mechanical characterization of TiB2–SiC composites doped with short carbon fibers

S Nekahi, FS Moghanlou, M Vajdi, Z Ahmadi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spark plasma sintering method, at the temperature of 1800° C under the pressure of 40 MPa
for 7 min, was employed for fabrication of TiB 2–SiC-based composites. The influences of …

Characteristics of multi-walled carbon nanotube toughened ZrB2–SiC ceramic composite prepared by hot pressing

MS Asl, I Farahbakhsh, B Nayebi - Ceramics International, 2016 - Elsevier
Monolithic zirconium diboride ceramic as well as ZrB 2–20 vol% SiC and ZrB 2–20 vol% SiC–
10 vol% carbon nanotube ceramic matrix composites were hot pressed at 1850° C for 60 …

Solid solution formation during spark plasma sintering of ZrB2–TiC–graphite composites

H Istgaldi, MS Asl, P Shahi, B Nayebi, Z Ahmadi - Ceramics International, 2020 - Elsevier
Densification and mechanical behavior of graphite-free and graphite-doped ZrB 2–TiC
composites were investigated. Spark plasma sintering was used to achieve near fully-dense …