Formation mechanism of Al-O intergranular amorphous phase toughened nanoscale ZrB2-ZrC composite coating synthesized by reactive plasma spraying

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.06.059

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Abstract: A new nanostructured ZrB₂-ZrC composite coating with ZrB₂-ZrC nanoscale eutectic and ZrB₂+Amorphous microstructure was synthesized in situ by plasma spraying Zr-B₄C-Al composite powder. The thermal analysis, quenching experiments and microstructure characterization were investigated and the formation mechanism of the bimodal in-situ microstructure was revealed. Al contributed to the liquid phase separation of molten droplets, which is the key to forming ZrB₂+Amorphous microstructure. The formation of coating followed reaction-melting-liquid separation-deposition and solidification mechanism. The nanostructured ZrB₂-ZrC composite coating with Al-O intergranular amorphous phase has excellent mechanical properties. The uniform nano-grains improved the hardness and the toughness of the ZrB₂-ZrC eutectic. The ZrB₂+Al-O amorphous microstructure obtained high toughness and the toughening mechanism was the crack deflection and crack branching caused by intergranular Al-O amorphous phase.

Key words: Nanostructured coating, In-situ synthesis, Intergranular amorphous phase, Toughening mechanism

Yu-hang Cui, Yong Yang, Dian-long Wang, Yan-wei Wang. Formation mechanism of Al-O intergranular amorphous phase toughened nanoscale ZrB₂-ZrC composite coating synthesized by reactive plasma spraying[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 220: 245-255.

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Formation mechanism of Al-O intergranular amorphous phase toughened nanoscale ZrB₂-ZrC composite coating synthesized by reactive plasma spraying

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