In this study, the effect of Al2O3 addition as a diluent during mechanically activated self-propagating high temperature synthesis (MASHS) of Al2O3-ZrB2 composite was investigated. For this purpose, the thermite mixture of Al, ZrO2, H3BO3 and different amounts of Al2O3 (0, 3, 6, 9 wt.%) were used as the raw materials and mechanically activated for 5 h, then furnace sintering was performed at 65...
