Sliding-wear resistance of ultrafine-grained SiC densified by spark plasma sintering with 3Y(2)O(3)+5Al(2)O(3) or Y3Al5O12 additives

• The sliding-wear behavior of ultrafine-grained SiC densified by spark plasma sintering (SPS) with 3Y(2)O(3) + 5Al(2)O(3) or Y3Al5O12 additives was compared to elucidate the effect of the intergranular-phase source. Significantly greater sliding-wear resistance (i.e. lower mild- and severe-wear rates, and delayed mild-to-severe wear transition) is observed with the Y3Al5O12 additive, due to its carbothermal reduction during SPS resulting in a harder YAlO3 phase while reducing the intergranular phase content. Implications for the processing of superior SiC triboceramics are discussed.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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SiC

Sliding wear

Spark plasma sintering

Ultrafine-grained ceramics

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