文摘
Molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2) was in situ synthesized by spark plasma sintering into fully dense bulk material. Electron backscatter diffraction revealed that over the range from the center to periphery of the cylindrical sample, the microstructure is heterogeneously constituted by gradually refined MoSi2 grains and increasing amounts of Mo5Si3 impurity phase. The diversified strengthening mechanisms are primarily attributed to the Peierls–Nabarro stress in MoSi2 matrix, the Hall–Petch strengthening effect, and thermal mismatch stress between Mo5Si3 and MoSi2.