The recognition that bulk nanoceramic materials, having grain sizes typically 100 nm or
finer, possess appealing mechanical, physical and tribological properties has generated …

Boron nitride (BN) is an exciting material and has drawn the attention of researchers for the
last decade due to its surprising properties, including large surface area, thermomechanical …

This paper presents the surface functionalization with silane coupling agents for dispersing
and stabilizing hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanoparticle suspension in a water phase …

The machinability and deformation mechanism of Si3N4/BN nanocomposites were
investigated in the present work. The fracture strength of Si3N4/BN microcomposites …

The h-BN platelet size causes significant changes in the efficiency of extruding the lubricant
phase from the material interior onto the friction surface, affecting the lubricating films …

Silicon nitride materials containing 1–5 wt% of hexagonal boron nitride (micro-sized or nano-
sized) were prepared by hot-isostatic pressing at 1700° C for 3 h. Effect of hBN content on …

It is possible to impart electrical conductivity to insulating aluminum nitride (AlN) ceramics by
precipitating a yttrium oxycarbide grain boundary phase with electrical conductivity …

Porous BN/Si3N4 composite ceramics with different BN contents have been fabricated by
gel casting. The rheological behaviors of the suspensions, microstructure, mechanical …

ZrB2–SiC–BN ceramics were fabricated by hot-pressing under argon at 1800° C and 23MPa
pressure. The microstructure, mechanical and oxidation resistance properties of the …

SiC/BN nanocomposite powders with the microstructure of micrometer‐sized SiC particles
coated with nanometer‐sized BN particles were prepared via a chemical reaction, which …