BARC/PUB/08/0724

 
  Oxidation kinetics and mechanisms of hot-pressed TiB2-MoSi2 composites  
     
 
Author(s)

Raju, G. B.; Basu, B.; Suri, A. K.

ABSTRACT

The densification of titanium diboride (TiB2) at lower sintering temperature requires the use of sinter-aid. However, from the high temperature application point of view, it is important to assess whether the presence of sinter-aid degrades the material properties, including the oxidation resistance. In the present work, the isothermal oxidation behavior of TiB2-x wt% MoSi2 (x=50, 2.5, and 10) composites was carried out using thermogravimetric analyzer in order to study the effect of MoSi2 content on the oxidation kinetics of TiB2 at 1200oC for a duration of 12 h. The oxidized surface of monolithic TiB2 composed of highly textured rod-like rutile (TiO2) crystals. In contrast, the oxide scales on TiB2–MoSi2 materials consist of a thin layer of SiO2 along with TiO2. Interestingly, the analysis of the continuous measurements of the weight gain reveals parabolic rate law of oxidation for all the investigated ceramics. However, the oxidation kinetics is slower for the TiB2-10 wt% MoSi2, probably due to the presence of SiO2 in the oxide scale

 
 
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