Electrophoresis is the movement of particles suspended in a liquid und
er influence of an electric field. Electrophoretic forming of silicon
carbine (SiC) requires the simultaneous deposition of SiC and sinterin
g aids such as carbon and boron. The incorporation of the sintering ad
ditives was studied in two ways: co-deposition of a boron-containing S
iC powder and carbon black, as well as the co-deposition of SiC, boron
carbine and carbon black. A high final density after sintering (>95%)
was obtained with the two approaches. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Limit
ed.