Fabrication and Properties of Ceramics Based on Chrome Oxide Nanopowder

V. I. Lysenko*
Translated by D. Marinin

Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: vl@itam.nsc.ru

Received 12 October, 2017

Abstract—The fabrication of ceramics from nano-dispersed chrome oxide powder is investigated. Fine-grained (150–200 nm), compact, and strong ceramic samples of a microhardness of 8.3 GPa are obtained by the spark plasma sintering method.

Keywords: ceramics, nanopowders, chrome oxide

DOI: 10.1134/S1087659618030069