There are two main ways of carrying out the electrical discharge machining of the insulating
ceramics: changing the electrical and chemical properties of ceramics due to additives in …

The present study provides an overview of the fabrication of silicon nitride (Si3N4)-based
advanced ceramic materials using spark plasma sintering. Being an excellent engineering …

Several sialon ceramics compositions were synthesized by selecting metal oxides (MOs) in
the nanosize range as additives in the oxynitride network. Nanosized precursors, including …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201402356 growth of the matrix (ie, to α/β-Si 3N 4), size and distribution
inhomogeneities of the nanophase, and the presence of impurities (because of sintering …

The present investigation was carried out to develop dense ceramics of silicon nitride-
titanium nitride (Si 3 N 4–TiN) with low electrical resistivity and excellent mechanical …

Si3N4–TiN composites were successfully fabricated via planetary ball milling of 70mass%
Si3N4 and 30mass% Ti powders, followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1250–1350° …

Abstract Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4) with excellent mechanical properties and chemical stability,
has been widely used in many fields. However, wear failure is often the cause of the short …

A Cu–NbC composite with high electrical conductivity and high microhardness was
synthesized by mechanical alloying and densified using spark plasma sintering (SPS) …

Microstructures and mechanical properties of the Si3N4/TiN composites sintered by hot
pressing (HP) and spark plasma sintering (SPS) were studied comparatively. Compared …

TiN/Si3N4 nanocomposites were fabricated from β-Si3N4 and TiN nano powders by powder
processing routes. The specimens were consolidated at 1600° C for 3min by spark plasma …