@article{a236972fe98d4ab1ab94ff1c8992534f,
title = "Reaction-bonded B4C/SiC composites synthesized by microwave heating",
abstract = "The reaction-bonding technique was used to synthesize boron carbide (B4C) - silicon carbide (SiC) composites by microwave heating. Preforms of porous B4C were obtained by compaction followed or not by partial densification. Then, the material was infiltrated by molten silicon under a microwave heating. The influence of the thermal cycles (T: 1400-1500°C, t: 5-120 minutes) is low. The hardness of boron carbide is comparable to that of alumina (15-19 GPa) for a much lower density (≈2.5 g/cm3 for B4C-based material instead of 3.95 g/cm3 for alumina). These properties make this composite, obtained by microwave heating, a good candidate for ballistic applications.",
keywords = "boron carbide, microwaves, reaction bonding",
author = "Mathieu Dutto and Dominique Goeuriot and S{\'e}bastien Saunier and Sylvain Marinel and Nachum Frage and Shmuel Hayun",
note = "Funding Information: The authors wish to thank the Direction G?n?ral de l'Armement (DGA) France and Ministry of Defence (MOD) Israel for the financial support. Also the authors thank Dr Fran?ois Barth?lemy, from the DGA agency and Dr Udi Gallon, from MOD, for the valuable support. The authors wish to thank Chris YUKNA for helpful discussions. Funding Information: The authors wish to thank the Direction G{\'e}n{\'e}ral de l'Armement (DGA) France and Ministry of Defence (MOD) Israel for the financial support. Also the authors thank Dr Fran{\c c}ois Barth{\'e}lemy, from the DGA agency and Dr Udi Gallon, from MOD, for the valuable support. The authors wish to thank Chris YUKNA for helpful discussions. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The American Ceramic Society",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/ijac.13211",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
pages = "1287--1294",
journal = "International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology",
issn = "1546-542X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "4",
}