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Lightweight high performance ceramic material

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OSTI ID:984974

A sintered ceramic composition includes at least 50 wt. % boron carbide and at least 0.01 wt. % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, the sintered ceramic composition being characterized by a density of at least 90% of theoretical density.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
7,419,925
Application Number:
11/466,491
OSTI ID:
984974
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

Characterization of Boron Carbide Consolidated by the Plasma Pressure Compaction (P2C) Method in Air
  • Klotz, Bradley; Cho, Kyu; Dowding, Robert J.
  • 25th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 22, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470294703.ch4
book January 2001
Sintering of Boron and Boron Carbide journal October 2000
Formation of Polycrystalline Boron Carbide B4C with Elevated Fracture Toughness journal January 2005
Sintering of boron carbide and boron carbide-silicon carbide two-phase materials and their properties journal May 1988
Pressureless sintering and related reaction phenomena of Al2O3-doped B4C journal January 1992

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