Mechanical disilicides

It was found that melting was effective to decrease the porosity of the film and to increase mechanical strength of the device. It was also found that, by adding Si more than stoichiometric composition of the jS-FeSij, the residual e-FeSi phase could be minimized and thermoelectric property of the film could be maximized as much as that of ordinary sintered iron disilicide material. 

FERRIC OXIDE (1309-37-1) FcjO, Violent reactions with powdered aluminum (thermite reaction), hydrogen peroxide, calcium disilicide (thermite reaction), ethylene oxide (may cause explosive polymerization), calcium hypochlorite, hydrazine, hydrogen trisulfide, powdered magnesium. Contact with carbon monoxide may cause fire or explosion. Incompatible with calcium carbide (powdered), chlorides, guanidinium perchlorate, metal acetylides. Contact with the explosive hydrazinium diperchlorate or ammonium perchlorate can increase heat-, mechanical shock-, or friction sensitivity. Incompatible with aluminum-magnesium-zinc alloys. Spent material... 

E. Ludenscheider, U. Westermann, J. Wonka, H. Meinhardt, H. Neisius, R. Arnold Investigations on Molybdenum and Titanium Disilicide as Structural Materials for Highest Temperatures. In O. Izumi (ed.) Proc. Int. Symp. Intermetallic Compounds - Structure and Mechanical Properties (JIMIS-6).The Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai (1991)621-625. 

Maloy, S., H. Heuer A., Lewandowski J.J. Petrovic J. J. (1991). Carbon Additions to Molybdenum Disilicide Improved High-Temperature Mechanical Properties. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 74(10), 2704—2706. doi 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1991. tb06829.x. 

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