• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.164-170
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• 2001

The Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS) for synthesizing ($Mo_{1-z}$ , $W_{z}$)$Si_2$was conducted experimentally with the mole fraction of Tungsten(W) from z=0.0 to z=0.5. The temperature profile was measured according to the reaction time through the thermocouple that was equipped into the center of these samples. When the reaction front is propagated around the thermocouple, the highest temperature appears and we regard this temperature as the adiabatic temperature. We found out by experimental results that the reaction velocity is in the range of 2.14~1.35mm/sec and the adiabatic temperature is in the range of 1883~1507K for the six samples. The reaction velocity and the adiabatic temperature were inclined to decrease with an increasing of the mole fraction of Tungsten (W). The SHS modeling is presented in order to predict the temperature profiles and these results are compared with the experimental results. It is predicted that in case of increasing the initial temperature of these six samples, the reaction temperature increased and that the sample of z=0.5 needs the preheating up to 800~900K in order to become reaction temperature 1900K.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09b
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• pp.1149-1150
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• 2006

The oxidation of (W,Mo)$Si_2$ powders has been investigated at 400, 500 and $600^{\circ}C$ for 12.0 hours in air. It was shown that the low temperature oxidation resistance of (W,Mo)$Si_2$ was worse than that of $MoSi_2$, and they showed great changes in mass, volume and colour. Especialy at $500^{\circ}C$, the amount of volume expansion of (W,Mo)$Si_2$ was as high as about $7\sim8$ times and color changed from black to yellow after 4.0h with $MoO_3$, $WO_3$, (W,Mo)$O_3$ and amorphous $SiO_2$ as main reaction products. The mass gain and oxidation rate were relatively slower at $400^{\circ}C$ and $600^{\circ}C$ than that at $500^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09b
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• pp.1325-1326
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• 2006

Tungsten-molydiside $W_xMo_{1-x}Si_2$ was synthesized by self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS). The SHS product with the initial composition of (0.5Mo+0.5W+2Si) contains 23.9% $MoSi_2$, 40.89% $WSi_2$ with remaining 9.11% Mo, 9.16% Si and 16.94%W. Lattice parameters of the $MoSi_2$ and $WSi_2$ determined by Rietvelt analysis were a=0.3206 nm, c=0.7841 nm and a=0.3212 nm, c=0.7822 nm, respectively.