Electrical resistivity of zirconium carbide at 1200–2500 K

Zirconium carbide ZrC produced from nano-sized powders is a new material; its properties have not, in fact, been studied. We present the experimental results on the electrical resistivity of the zirconium carbide within the temperature range of 1200–2500 K. The ZrC specimens were prepared by spark plasma sintering from nano-size particles at a temperature of 2100 K. The goal of the present work is to compare the obtained results of the electrical resistivity with data for ZrC produced by traditional methods. (paper)