著者
星月 久昇 松浦 和成 光藤 誠太郎 出原 敏孝 北野 彰洋 石橋 淳一 西 裕士
雑誌
遠赤外領域開発研究
巻号頁・発行日
vol.5, pp.207-213, 2004-03

Boron carbide (B4C) is one of advanced materials and is being used in a wide rage of applications. The unique feature of this material is its large neutron-absorbing cross-section. Some of its most prominent applications are controlling rods in nuclear reactors and radiation protection. 24 GHz microwave processing for B4C ceramics were performed under flowing argon gas using the sintering system. The sintered samples were characterized by the density and SEM micrographs of fracture surface. The SEM shows the sintering process for small pores occur at the early stage of sintering below the temperature 2,100℃.