@article{
author = "Kljajević, Ljiljana M. and Nenadović, Snežana S. and Nenadović, Miloš and Gautam, Devendraprakash and Volkov-Husović, Tatjana and Devečerski, Aleksandar and Matović, Branko",
year = "2013",
abstract = "Spark plasma sintering (SPS) of ZrC-SiC composite powders in the presence of LiYO2 sintering additive was studied. The starting powders were obtained by a carbothermal reduction (CTR) of natural mineral zircon (ZrSiO4), which provided an intimate mixing of in-situ created ZrC and SiC powders. This composite powder and LiYO2 as additive were densified by spark plasma sintering. Microstructural features of the composite were investigated by XRD, SEM/EDS and AFM analysis. The sintered composite material possesses promising mechanical properties and excellent cavitation resistance which was observed with a cavitation erosion test. The values of Vickers microhardness and fracture toughness of the composite material are 20.7 GPa and 5.07 MPam(1/2), respectively.",
publisher = "Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Ceramics International",
title = "Spark plasma sintering of ZrC-SiC ceramics with LiYO2 additive",
pages = "5476-5467",
number = "5",
volume = "39",
doi = "10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.12.058"
}