Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Oxidation Characteristics of Boron Carbide

WU Zhengan; GU Mingyuan; ZHANG Guoding   

  1. The State Keg Laboratory of MMCs; Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200030 China
  • Received:1996-04-29 Revised:1996-05-20 Published:1997-06-20 Online:1997-06-20

Abstract: The oxidation characteristics of boron carbide during sintering at 400~800℃ in air wereinvestigated. The phase structure and surface morphology of oxidized boron carbide were analyzedand observed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope, respectively. The resultsshow that the oxidation of boron carbide begins at about 600℃. After oxidized, the boron carbidepartially transformed into amorphous boron oxide. The oxidization process is a thermally activatedprocess, whose activation energy Q=17.17kJ/mol.

Key words: boron carbide, oxidation, amorphous, boron oxide