Nickel-based superalloys are attractive to many industrial sectors (automotive, military,
energy, aerospace, etc.). However, their physical properties make them difficult to machining …

High speed and high efficiency machining of superalloy is a big technological challenge
faced by the cutting tool industry in the world. In the present study, cutting performance of …

Sialon ceramic tool material has become one of the most ideal materials for the high-speed
cutting of superalloy materials. However, studies on the geometric structure of sialon …

Al 2 O 3-SiC w toughened ceramic tools play vital role in high-speed machining of nickel-
based superalloys due to their superior mechanical properties. Herein, owing to synergistic …

cBN/β-SiAlON composites with different cBN contents were fabricated by spark plasma
sintering (SPS) process. The densification, thermal stability of cBN, microstructure and …

Calcium-stabilized alpha-sialon ceramics reinforced with cubic boron nitride (cBN) particles
were synthesized using spark plasma sintering. The effects of the size of alpha-sialon …

The chemical resistance of SiAlONs is controlled by various factors such as z value,
microstructure, type and amount of sintering additives, and intergranular phase nature …

In the present work, the phase composition and microstructure of two Sialon cutting inserts
(named sample A and sample B) were characterized by XRD and SEM. The cutting …

Calcium stabilized alpha-sialon ceramic was synthesized using spark plasma sintering
(SPS). The size effect of aluminum nitride precursor (1 μm and 50 nm) on the phase …

Relationship between z value and intergranular phase (IGP) chemistry has not been
completely developed to date for SiAlON based materials. In this study, the effect of z value …