Flash Sintering of Non-Oxide Ceramics for Armour

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Department Name: Materials

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
EP/R512060/1 30/09/2017 30/03/2023
1937671 Studentship EP/R512060/1 30/09/2017 31/01/2022 Andrew Gibson
NE/W502728/1 31/03/2021 30/03/2022
1937671 Studentship NE/W502728/1 30/09/2017 31/01/2022 Andrew Gibson
 
Description 4 year award, 2.5 years through - research still in progress however progress has been made toward understanding the key objectives of this project:

Assess the viability of the manufacture of SiC through a novel processing technique - Flash Sintering.
Understanding the electrical behaviour of a non-oxide semiconducting material under such extreme processing conditions.
Compare microstructure of a flash sintered SiC specimen to that of a conventionally sintered one.
Attempt to scale process to allow of the manufacturing of discs for ballistic testing.
Exploitation Route Greatly reduced processing times (compared with conventionally and pressurelessly sintered SiC) and improved sample microstructures are already being realised in this project. The work being conducted here could lay the fundamental framework that might help others in the future (be that in academia or industry) who wish to process other non-oxide semiconducting materials without pressure, in reduced times (cost) and with better control of microstructure (i.e B4C for armour applications).
Sectors Aerospace

Defence and Marine

Electronics

Energy

Manufacturing

including Industrial Biotechology

Security and Diplomacy