Effect of 1.9-MeV electron irradiation on characteristics of reactively-pressed TiB₂–TiС ceramic composites

Abstract

Considered in this paper is the effect of electron irradiation on the phasestructural state and micromechanical characteristics of reactively- and nonreactivelypressed TiB₂–TiС composite ceramic materials. It is shown that reactively-pressed specimens after irradiation demonstrate a growing tendency to phase formation, which considerably affects proceeding of relaxation processes in them. This special feature of reactively-pressed ceramics can improve radiation resistance of construction materials