Induction Thermal Plasma Deposition of Mo₅Si₃-B-Composites

In this paper, induction plasma spray processing is used to produce free-standing-parts of molybdenum silicide-B composition, the boron, and molybdenum silicide powders being blended to form the initial spray powders. The oxidation resistance for each of these composites is compared to those of molybdenum silicide and molybdenum disilicide plasma spray deposits, produced under identical conditions. The results indicated that the 2.0 wt% boron sample had excellent oxidation resistance and showed a mass change of almost zero after 24 hours of high temperature oxidation (1210 deg C). Paper includes a German-language abstract.