Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Interaction of Al and cBN under High Temperature and High Pressure

ZHAO Yu-Cheng, WANG Ming-Zhi   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology,
    College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
  • Received:2007-04-12 Revised:2007-05-27 Published:2008-03-20 Online:2008-03-20

Abstract: Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) samples were obtained by sintering cBN and aluminum micro-powders in volume ratio of 7:3 at high temperature (1300--1500℃) and high pressure (5.5GPa). The identification and the morphology of phases, and the distribution of elements in PcBN samples were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS). Results show that Al does not react with cBN at 1300℃. When the temperature is increased to 1400℃, Al can react with cBN to form AlN and AlB2, and the temperature is increased to 1500℃, the amount of products increases. TEM and EDS analyzing results indicate that Al atoms diffuse into surface layer of cBN particle, and B atoms diffuse into Al zone, forming new phases AlN and AlB2.

Key words: cBN, sinter, high temperature and high pressure, interaction

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