Boron Carbide Synthesis in Low-Voltage DC Electric Arc Initiated in Open Air
- Autores: Pak A.1, Mamontov G.1
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Afiliações:
- Tomsk Polytechnic University
- Edição: Volume 44, Nº 7 (2018)
- Páginas: 615-617
- Seção: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7850/article/view/207793
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785018070234
- ID: 207793
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Resumo
We describe a method of obtaining ultrafine boron carbide (B13C2) powder using the effect of a dc electric arc on a mixture of initial reactants containing carbon and boron. A peculiarity of the proposed method is that it can be implemented using arc discharge operating in open air without any vacuum equipment and protective inert gas atmosphere. X-ray diffraction data showed that the synthesized product in the general case contained three crystalline phases: boron carbide (B13C2), graphite (C), and boron oxide (B2O3). Electron-microscopic examination showed that the average size of boron carbide particles ranged from ~50 nm to ~2 μm.
Sobre autores
A. Pak
Tomsk Polytechnic University
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Email: ayapak@tpu.ru
Rússia, Tomsk, 634050
G. Mamontov
Tomsk Polytechnic University
Email: ayapak@tpu.ru
Rússia, Tomsk, 634050