Silicon carbide ceramics which 5 mass% Al2O3 and 2 mass% Y2O3 were added to were prepared by the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method under the conditions of 30 MPa and 5 min. Mechanical properties at room temperature were eximined. The SPS brought dense silicon carbide ceramics at a sintering temperature of 1800°C, which was about 200°C lower than that of the hot-pressing process. The silicon carbide obtained by SPS had higher strength and fracture toughness than those obtained by hot-pressing. The results suggest that the inside temperature of the sintered bodies during spark plasma sintering was higher than the measured temperature.
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Tamari et al. (1995) studied this question.