Advances in Transient-Liquid-Phase Bonding of Ultra-high Temperature ZrC Ceramics

Full exploitation of the many attractive engineering properties of ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) requires that they can be joined. This paper explores progress in identifying joining strategies based on the use of transient liquid phases (TLPs). Wetting studies are used to explore the suit...

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Published in:High temperature materials and processes 2012-10, Vol.31 (4-5), p.501-511
Main Authors: Sciti, Diletta, Silvestroni, Laura, Esposito, Laura, Nakashima, Kunihiko, Saito, Noritaka, Yamaoka, Yoshinori, Glaeser, Andreas M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Transient-Liquid-Phase Bonding
wetting
ZrC
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Summary:Full exploitation of the many attractive engineering properties of ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) requires that they can be joined. This paper explores progress in identifying joining strategies based on the use of transient liquid phases (TLPs). Wetting studies are used to explore the suitability of specific liquids for joining, while bonding studies provide the ultimate test. Sintering aids in the UHTC provide a major potential obstacle to successful joining, and dissolved impurities in the TLP can also complicate the joining process. Nonetheless, we show that well-bonding interfaces can be achieved when ZrC ceramics are bonded at 1673 K using a Ni/Nb/Ni multilayer interlayer.
ISSN:0334-6455
2191-0324
DOI:10.1515/htmp-2012-0087