Ceramic materials having melting points higher than 3000° C and suitable for structural
applications at above 2000° C are commonly known as Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics …

This review presents the recent achievements on carbon additives incorporated in ZrB 2
ceramics, improved properties, and their advancements. Monolithic ZrB 2 ceramics have …

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 …

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is an efficient manufacturing method especially for ultra-high
temperature ceramics (UHTCs) such as titanium carbides. Heating mechanism in SPS is a …

Abstract A ZrB 2–20 vol% SiC–5 vol% TaC ceramic was sintered through the hot pressing
process. By sintering for 60 min at 1850° C under 40 MPa in a vacuum atmosphere, an …

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 …

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) route was employed for preparation of quadruplet ZrB 2–SiC–
ZrC–C f ultrahigh temperature ceramic matrix composites (UHTCMC). Zirconium diboride …

Conventional gas turbine blades often face corrosion and oxidation at high temperatures.
For resolving these problems, another way in addition to the cooling ducts is selecting …

This research presents the influence of Al addition on microstructure and mechanical
behavior of ZrB 2–SiC ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composite (UHTCMC) …

The effects of adding SiC as a reinforcement and TiN as an additive on TiB 2-based
composites fabricated by the spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique were investigated …