Fabrication and Characterization of Alumina-Based Composites via Self-Combustion Synthesis in the Al-ZrO2 (ZrSiO4)-B2O3 (TiO2)-C System

Shamahmodi, Samaneh; Kalantar, Mahdi; Moshrefifar, Masoud

doi:10.30501/jamt.2026.555433.1343

Fabrication and Characterization of Alumina-Based Composites via Self-Combustion Synthesis in the Al-ZrO2 (ZrSiO4)-B2O3 (TiO2)-C System

Document Type : Original Reaearch Article

Authors

Samaneh Shamahmodi ¹

Mahdi Kalantar ²

Masoud Moshrefifar ³

¹ MSc Student, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

² Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

10.30501/jamt.2026.555433.1343

Abstract

In this study, the fabrication of alumina-based composites (in situ) in the Al-ZrO2(ZrSiO4)-B2O3(TiO2)-C system was carried out by the self-combustion synthesis method. According to the results, different compounds of zirconium aluminide, diboride, and disilicide, boron, zirconium and silicon carbide, and aluminum titanate were formed in the alumina matrix, depending on the type of system. For samples sintered by spark plasma sintering in the Al-ZrSiO4-B2O3-C system, which exhibited the highest relative density (92%) and a more homogeneous microstructure than the other systems, the highest mechanical properties (Vickers hardness of 1159, flexural strength of 271.5 MPa, and fracture toughness of 8.76 MPa·m1/2) were obtained.

Keywords

Aluminothermic Reaction

Synthesis

Microstructure

Phase Composition

Mechanical Properties

Thermal Analysis

Subjects

Ceramic Matrix Composites

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