MAX phases are a family of ternary carbide or nitride ceramics possessing a layered crystal
structure and, due to their chemical bonds having a mixed covalent-ionic-metallic nature …

Ceramics are usually composed of randomly oriented grains and intergranular phases, so
their properties are the statistical average along each direction and show isotropy …

Texture-engineered ceramics enable access to a vast array of novel texture-property
relations leading to property values ranging between those of single crystals and isotropic …

This review focuses on the comparison of the spark plasma sintering (SPS) with other
fabrication methods of MAX-phase materials. In the view of optimizing properties for …

High purity MoAlB powder was synthesized at 1100° C starting from MoB and Al powders
with a molar ratio of 1–1.6. The excess of Al contributed to achieve a single phase MoAlB …

Abstract Herein, MoAlB, Fe 2 AlB 2, and Mn 2 AlB 2 with textured microstructures were sinter-
forged from pre-reacted preforms in a hot press at 1400, 1200, and 1050° C, respectively. X …

In recent decades, the demand for lightweight and high specific strength materials brings
about the development of magnesium matrix composites. Different from some traditional …

In this work, oxidation mechanisms were studied in fine-grained (FG) and coarse-grained
(CG) Ti 2 AlC bulk samples. Results showed that the oxidation kinetics are controlled by the …

Advanced engineering and functional ceramics are sensitive to damage cracks, which delay
the wide applications of these materials in various fields. Ceramic composites with …

In this work, hot forging texture of pre-sintered MoAlB ceramics (relative density, 97.9%)
were achieved by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The radial compression and lateral …