Published April 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Boron carbide particles formed from an amorphous boron/graphite powder mixture using a shock-wave technique

  • 1. National Defense Academy, Yokosuka (Japan). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

Boron carbide (B4C) particles with filamental, distorted ellipsoidal, platelike, and polyhedral shapes were formed from vapor generated from an amorphous boron/graphite powder mixture with 14% starting density using a cylindrical shock-wave technique. The crystal phases of shocked compact and microstructures of the B4C particles were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and electron microscopy, respectively

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 1113-1116.
ISSN
0002-7820
CODEN
JACTAW