%0 Journal Article
%A Gonzalez, Jesus
%A Onrubia Garcia, Sara
%A BRAM, Martin
%A Guillon, Olivier
%T Effect of sintering method on the microstructure of pure Cr2AlC MAX phase ceramics
%J Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
%V 124
%N 4
%@ 1348-6535
%C Tokyo
%I Soc.
%M FZJ-2016-04507
%P 415 - 420
%D 2016
%X Synthesis and sintering behavior of Cr2AlC compounds were investigated using two sintering techniques: pressureless sintering and field assisted sintering technology/spark plasma sintering. Both processes—synthesis and sintering—were carried out simultaneously in one or two different steps. Pure Cr2AlC bulk materials but with relative density below 90% can be obtained by pressureless sintering, whereas highly dense compounds with secondary phases were achieved by FAST/SPS. The optimized processing route to obtain highly pure and dense (98.9%) Cr2AlC materials is based on the synthesis of the pure phase by pressureless calcination followed by FAST/SPS densification.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000379610100022
%R 10.2109/jcersj2.15263
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/817909