Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 7, 817(2025)

ZrB2-HfSi2 Ceramics: Microstructure and Formation Mechanism of Core-rim Structure

Zhifan WEI, Guoqing CHEN*, Yufei ZU, Yuan LIU, Minghao LI, Xuesong FU, and Wenlong ZHOU
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  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, China
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    (a) Densification curve of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic; (b) Sintering temperature and relative density of other ZrB2 based ceramics[27-34]
    XRD patterns of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic
    (a) Microstructure and (b) partial enlarged microstructure of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic; (c) EDS results of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic; (d) Gibbs free energy of the reaction (6)
    EBSD analysis diagrams of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic with core-rim structure
    (a) STEM image and element distribution of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic; (b) Microstructure at the interface of core-rim structure and SAED patterns; (c) HRTEM images of the selected interface position in Fig. 5(b)
    (a) Microstructure at the interface of (Zr,Hf)Si2/ (Zr,Hf)B2 and SAED patterns; (b) HRTEM images of the selected interface position in Fig. 6(a)
    Formation mechanism diagram of core-rim structure interface in ZrB2-HfSi2
    Process of microstructure evolution during the sintering of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramic
    (a) Load-displacement curves of ZrB2, (Zr,Hf)B2 and (Zr,Hf)Si2 in nano indentation experiment; (b) Hardnesses of ZrB2, (Zr,Hf)B2 and (Zr,Hf)Si2 in the microstructures
    (a) Fracture microstructure of ZrB2-HfSi2 ceramics; (b) Cleavage platform of core-rim structure; (c) Enlarged drawing of fracture and (d) corresponding EDS element distributions
    • Table 1. Measured and theoretical values of the interplanar spacing and misfit ratio

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      Table 1. Measured and theoretical values of the interplanar spacing and misfit ratio

      Crystalline planePlane spacing measured/theoretical value Crystallineplane Plane spacing measured/theoretical value Mismatch ratio measured/theoretical valueInterface
      (1¯10¯1)ZrB20.213/0.216 nm(1¯10¯1)(Zr,Hf)B20.216/0.215 nm1.4%/0.4%Common lattice interface
      (01¯1¯1)ZrB20.209/0.216 nm(01¯1¯1)(Zr,Hf)B20.213/0.215 nm1.9%/0.4%Common lattice interface
      (01¯11)(Zr,Hf)B20.214/0.215 nm(0¯20)(Zr,Hf)Si20.730/0.734 nm228.5%/243.4%Noncommon lattice interface
      (¯1102)(Zr,Hf)B20.146/0.148 nm(1¯1¯1)(Zr,Hf)Si20.260/0.258 nm78.1%/74.3%Noncommon lattice interface
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    Zhifan WEI, Guoqing CHEN, Yufei ZU, Yuan LIU, Minghao LI, Xuesong FU, Wenlong ZHOU. ZrB2-HfSi2 Ceramics: Microstructure and Formation Mechanism of Core-rim Structure [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(7): 817

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    Received: Feb. 17, 2025

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    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2025

    The Author Email: Guoqing CHEN (gqchen@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20250060

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