Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride（Pc BN） compacts, using the mixture of submicron cubic boron nitride（c BN） powder and hexagonal BN（h BN） powder as starting materials, were sintered at pressures of 6.5–10.0 G...Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride（Pc BN） compacts, using the mixture of submicron cubic boron nitride（c BN） powder and hexagonal BN（h BN） powder as starting materials, were sintered at pressures of 6.5–10.0 GPa and temperature of1750℃ without additives. In this paper, the sintering behavior and mechanical properties of samples were investigated.The XRD patterns of samples reveal that single cubic phase was observed when the sintering pressure exceeded 7.5 GPa and h BN contents ranged from 20 vol.% to 24 vol.%, which is ascribed to like-internal pressure generated at grain-to-grain contact under high pressure. Transmission electron microscopy（TEM） analysis shows that after high pressure and high temperature（HPHT） treatments, the submicron c BN grains abounded with high-density nanotwins and stacking faults, and this contributed to the outstanding mechanical properties of Pc BN. The pure bulk Pc BN that was obtained at 7.7 GPa/1750℃ possessed the outstanding properties, including a high Vickers hardness（～ 61.5 GPa）, thermal stability（～ 1290℃ in air）,and high density（～ 3.46 g/cm^3）.展开更多
文摘Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride（Pc BN） compacts, using the mixture of submicron cubic boron nitride（c BN） powder and hexagonal BN（h BN） powder as starting materials, were sintered at pressures of 6.5–10.0 GPa and temperature of1750℃ without additives. In this paper, the sintering behavior and mechanical properties of samples were investigated.The XRD patterns of samples reveal that single cubic phase was observed when the sintering pressure exceeded 7.5 GPa and h BN contents ranged from 20 vol.% to 24 vol.%, which is ascribed to like-internal pressure generated at grain-to-grain contact under high pressure. Transmission electron microscopy（TEM） analysis shows that after high pressure and high temperature（HPHT） treatments, the submicron c BN grains abounded with high-density nanotwins and stacking faults, and this contributed to the outstanding mechanical properties of Pc BN. The pure bulk Pc BN that was obtained at 7.7 GPa/1750℃ possessed the outstanding properties, including a high Vickers hardness（～ 61.5 GPa）, thermal stability（～ 1290℃ in air）,and high density（～ 3.46 g/cm^3）.
