Research Article

Densification and Microstructural Evolutions during Reaction Sintering of SiC-Si-C Powder Compacts

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Optical micrographs from SiC-Si-C ceramics at RS temperatures of (a) 1400, (b) 1500, and (c) 1600°C. Si powder content of 10 wt.%, Si/C ratio of 1, initial SiC particle size of 50 nm, and RS time of 2 h were used.
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