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High mechanical properties and microwave absorption performances of SiCw/Si3N4 ceramic composites

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In this work, a structural–functional integrated SiCw/Si3N4 composite with high mechanical and microwave (MW) absorption properties was prepared by hot pressing at 1800 °C. By adding the amount of 20 wt% SiC whiskers (SiCw), the SiCw/Si3N4 composite achieved excellent relative density (98.6%) and mechanical properties, i.e., bending strength (938.6 ± 40.7 MPa), fracture toughness (9.40 ± 0.72 MPa m1/2), hardness (20.5 ± 0.8 GPa) and Young’s modulus (216.3 ± 21.7 GPa). Additionally, the SiCw/Si3N4 composite exhibits an effective absorption bandwidth of 2.74 GHz at 1.6 mm thickness. The improved mechanical properties were mainly attributed to crack deflection and pullout of SiCw and Si3N4 grains. Meanwhile, the improved MW absorbing properties of the material were due to the dielectric loss of the SiC phase and good impedance matching. Overall, the SiCw/Si3N4 composite presented in this study demonstrates the potential for the preparation of structural and functional integrated ceramics.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51572145), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020LFG007), and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2019PEM012). Additionally, the authors would like to acknowledge the technical support from Shandong University Testing and Manufacturing Center for Advanced Materials.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51572145), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020LFG007), and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2019PEM012).

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    Jie Jing, Adil Saleam, Hongyu Gong, Yujun Zhang, Mingming Sheng & Junbin Lu

  2. Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, People’s Republic of China

    Jie Jing, Hongyu Gong, Yujun Zhang, Mingming Sheng & Junbin Lu

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    Yujun Zhao

  4. College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People’s Republic of China

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Jing, J., Zhao, Y., Saleam, A. et al. High mechanical properties and microwave absorption performances of SiCw/Si3N4 ceramic composites. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1384 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10771-6

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