Abstract
The technique of explosive consolidation was used to prepare cermets of boron carbide with aluminium and 7075 aluminium alloy. Compacts were produced by application of 10-12 GPa pressure which was induced by explosive detonation. The compacts obtained exhibit high hardness-increasing with an increase in the boron-carbide content, integrity and close to theorical density. Hardness, fracture toughness and flexural strengths of the composites produced indicate extensive shock hardening of the metal (or alloy) matrix during consolidation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-152 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Ceramics International |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1997 |