Diborides of transition metals: Properties, application and production. review. Part 2. Chromium and zirconium diborides

The second part of the review considers properties, application and methods for producing chromium and zirconium diborides. These diborides are oxygen-free refractory metal-like compounds. As a result, they are characterized by high values of thermal and electrical conductivity. Their hardness is relatively high. Chromium and zirconium diborides exhibit significant chemical resistance in aggressive environments. They have found application in modern technology because of these reasons. Chromium diboride is used as a sintering additive to improve the properties of ceramics based on boron carbide and titanium diboride. Zirconium diboride is a component of advanced ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTC) ZrB₂ –SiC used in supersonic aircrafts and in gas turbine assemblies. Ceramics B₄C–CrB₂ and B₄C–ZrB₂ have high-quality performance characteristics, in particular, increased crack resistance. The properties of refractory compounds depend on the content of impurities and dispersion. Therefore, to solve a specific problem associated with the use of refractory compounds, it is important to choose the method of their preparation correctly, to determine the admissible content of impurities in the starting components. This leads to the presence of different methods for the borides synthesis. The main methods for their preparation are: a) synthesis from elements; b) borothermal reduction of oxides; c) carbothermal reduction (reduction of mixtures of metal oxides and boron with carbon; d) metallothermal reduction of metal oxides and boron mixtures; e) boron-carbide reduction. Plasma-chemical synthesis (deposition from the vapor-gas phase) is also used to obtain diboride nanopowders. Each of these methods is described.

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