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Properties and rapid consolidation of binderless nanostuctured NbC by pulsed current activated sintering

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A dense nanostructured NbC hard material with a relative density of up to 98% was produced within 2 minutes from a mechanically activated powder by the simultaneous application of a pressure of 80 MPa and a pulsed current corresponding to 2800 A. With increasingly fine initial NbC powder size, accordingly higher density and superior mechanical properties were obtained. The fracture toughness and hardness values obtained were 6.0MPa·m1/2 and 2134 kg/mm2, respectively.

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  1. Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Engineering College, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, 561-756, Jeonbuk, Korea

    Byung-Ryang Kim, Min-Seok Moon, Kee-Do Woo & In-Jin Shon

  2. Research Center of Advanced Material Development, Engineering College, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, 561-756, Jeonbuk, Korea

    Byung-Ryang Kim, Min-Seok Moon, Kee-Do Woo & In-Jin Shon

  3. Department of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Engineering, Specialized Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, 561-756, Jeonbuk, Korea

    Min-Seok Moon, Kee-Do Woo & In-Jin Shon

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Kim, BR., Moon, MS., Woo, KD. et al. Properties and rapid consolidation of binderless nanostuctured NbC by pulsed current activated sintering. Electron. Mater. Lett. 5, 119–122 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3365/eml.2009.09.119

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