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High-Entropy Boride–carbide Ceramics by Sequential Boro/carbothermal Synthesis
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Steven M. Smith
  • Lun Feng
  • William Fahrenholtz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Greg Hilmas, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Tieshu Huang
Abstract

A dual-phase high-entropy boride (HEB)/carbide (HEC) ceramic with a fine grain size was synthesized by a sequential boro/carbothermal process. In the first step, an Hf–Nb–Ta–Ti–Zr-containing carbide was synthesized by a carbothermal reduction of oxides followed by the reaction of the carbide with B4C and ZrH2 to convert part of the carbide to boride. The resulting composition was ∼29 vol% HEB with an average grain size of ∼1.1 μm. Solid solution formation occurred at the densification temperature of 1900°C resulting in a relative density higher than 99%. The Vickers hardness was 26.5 ± 1.4 GPa. This is the first report of synthesizing dual-phase boride–carbide high-entropy ceramics from Carbo thermally synthesized, HEC powders.

Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Comments

Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, Grant DE-NA0002839

Keywords and Phrases
  • borides,
  • carbides,
  • synthesis,
  • ultrahigh temperature ceramics
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Wiley, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Publication Date
01 Sep 2022
Citation Information
Steven M. Smith, Lun Feng, William Fahrenholtz, Greg Hilmas, et al.. "High-Entropy Boride–carbide Ceramics by Sequential Boro/carbothermal Synthesis" Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 105 Iss. 9 (2022) p. 5543 - 5547 ISSN: 1551-2916; 0002-7820
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/greg-hilmas/293/