• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.451-458
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• 1999

TiC-Mo2C composites were prepared from Ti-C-Mo system by HPCS which has a great advantage of simulataneous synthesis and sintering In this study physical properties and microstructures of the com-posites were measured and observed to compare the sintering effects of Ni and Co each other : The results showed that the role of 5 wt% Ni in the sintering of the carbide composites was superior to that of 5wt% Co and the optimum content of Mo in the Ti-C-Mo system was 20wt% The carbide composites prepared under these two conditions had the best properties with 1.0% in apparent porosity 97.6% in relative density 19.1GPa in Vickers hardness and 5.3MPa$.$m1/2 in fracture toughness.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.239-245
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• 2001

$Al/Al_2O_3$composites were prepared from the reaction of mullite preforms and amorphous silica in aluminum melt at $1100^{\circ}C$ for 5 hrs. The chemical reaction between mullite preform and aluminum melt has formed the interconnected microstructure. The metal content of $Al/Al_2O_3$composite was controlled with the variable of the apparent porosity according to the sintering temperature of mullite preforms; $1600^{\circ}C$,$ 1625^{\circ}C$, $1650^{\circ}C$ and $1700^{\circ}C$, the mechanical properties of $Al/Al_2O_3$composite were investigated upon the content of Al. The mullite preform sintered above $1600^{\circ}C$ showed the chemical reaction with the penetrated Al melt, but the mullite sintered at $1600^{\circ}C$ didnt react with aluminum melt owing to the non-wetting of Al melt/mullite preform. The influences of penetration direction on the mechanical properties of composites were considered with the two different models of the perpendicular pattern and the parallel pattern to the direction of Al melt penetration. With the increase of Al metal penetration content, the fracture strength of $Al/Al_2O_3$composite decreased and the fracture toughness of composite increased. The microstructure of $Al/Al_2O_3$composite was determined by the direction of metal penetration, but the fracture strength and fracture toughness of composite didnt show the dependence on metal penetration direction.