Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Influence of Spraying Distance on Phase Composition and Electronic Property of Plasma Boron Carbide Coating

ZENG Yi; ZHANG Ye-Fang; HUANG Jing-Qi; DING Chuan-Xian   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 China)
  • Received:1998-05-13 Revised:1998-05-25 Published:1999-02-20 Online:1999-02-20

Abstract: Boron carbide coatings were deposited under atmospheric pressure by plasma spray at different spraying distance. Their microstructure
and phase composition were studied through EPMA, EDS and XPS. Their dc conductivity was measured by standard four-probe. The results show that
the suitable spraying distance causes dense B4C coating; the longer the spraying distance, the serious oxidation of B4C powder is,
the spraying distance may severely affect the phase composition. The plasma spray boron carbide coatings possess semiconductor properies. The
conductivity increases with temperature. The phase composition and B/C ratio determined by the spraying distance, can affect the conductivity of boron carbide coating.

Key words: boron carbide coatings, microstructure, phase composition, conductivity

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