reaction-bonded silicon carbide

Reaction-bonded silicon carbide (RBSC) is produced from a finely divided, intimate mixture of silicon carbide and carbon. Pieces formed from this mixture are exposed to liquid or vapour silicon at high temperature. The silicon reacts with the carbon to form additional silicon carbide, which bonds…

Reaction-bonded silicon carbide is produced by mixing SiC powder with powdered carbon and a plasticizer, forming the mixture into the desired shape, burning off the plasticizer, and then infusing the fired object with gaseous or molten silicon, which reacts with the carbon to form additional…