Ultra-high temperature ablation behavior of MoAlB ceramics under an oxyacetylene flame

The ultra-high temperature ablation of a polycrystalline, fully dense, predominantly single phase MoAlB ceramic discs under an oxyacetylene flame is examined. The linear ablation rate decreases from 1.3 μm/s during the first 30 s to - 0.7 μm/s after 60 s when the surface temperature reached about 2050 °C (with a flame temperature around 3000 °C)...

Synthesis, crystal structure, microstructure and mechanical properties of (Ti_1-xZr_x)₃SiC₂ MAX phase solid solutions

Almost pure (Ti_1-xZr_x)₃SiC₂ MAX phase solid solutions with x ranging up to 0.17 were synthesized at temperatures in the range of 1450–1750 °C with reactive Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). The zirconium partially replaces the M-element titanium of the Ti₃SiC₂ MAX phase up to x...

Point contact abrasive wear behavior of MAX phase materials

The room temperature abrasive wear behavior of three selected MAX phases, Ti₃SiC₂, solution strengthened Ti_2.7Zr_0.3SiC₂ and Cr₂AlC, is investigated by low velocity scratch testing using a diamond conical indentor with a final radius of 100 μm and a cone angle of 120° and...

Autonomous high-temperature healing of surface cracks in Al₂O₃ containing Ti₂AlC particles

In this work, the oxidation-induced crack healing of Al₂O₃ containing 20 vol.% of Ti₂AlC MAX phase inclusions as healing particles was studied. The oxidation kinetics of the Ti₂AlC particles having an average diameter of about 10 μm was studied via thermogravimetry and/or differential thermal...