Research Article

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

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Optical micrographs from the microstructure of SiC-Si-C ceramics by using μ-SiC powders at initial C content of 5 wt.% and Si/C ratio of (a) 2, (b) 4. Specimens were reaction-bonded at 1400°C for 4 h.
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