Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 6, 707(2024)

Fabrication of Boron Carbide Ceramic Composites by Boronic Acid Carbothermal Reduction and Silicon Infiltration Reaction Sintering

Yawen ZHENG, Cuiping ZHANG*, Ruijie ZHANG, Qian XIA, and Hongqiang RU
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  • Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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    Yawen ZHENG, Cuiping ZHANG, Ruijie ZHANG, Qian XIA, Hongqiang RU. Fabrication of Boron Carbide Ceramic Composites by Boronic Acid Carbothermal Reduction and Silicon Infiltration Reaction Sintering[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(6): 707

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    Received: Dec. 21, 2023

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    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

    The Author Email: Cuiping ZHANG (zhangcp@smm.neu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20230588

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