Synthesis of dense composite materials with the compositions of Al
2O
3/Mo
2N=100/0∼40/60 vol% has been attempted directly from Al
2O
3/Mo mixed raw powder compacts using capsule-free N
2 hot isostatic pressing (HIP). During HIPing [1500°C/(16∼20-200MPa)/1h], solid/gas reaction between Mo and N
2 was introduced to form Mo
2N. The most of sintered composites consisting of only Al
2O
3 and Mo
2N phases reached to a higher relative density than 98.0 % with closed pores nevertheless capsule-free HIPing. Dispersion of Mo
2N particles just formed suppressed the grain growth of Al
2O
3 during sintering. Mechanical properties, such as bending strength (
σb), Vickers hardness (
HV), fracture toughness (
K1C), and other properties have been evaluated as a function of their compositions. The best mechanical values of
σb (∼573 MPa),
HV (∼20.3 GPa) and
K1C (∼5.00 MPa·m
1/2) were attained at the composition of Al
2O
3/Mo
2N=90/10 vol%, due to a high density (98.6 %) and small grain size of Al
2O
3 matrix (
Gs∼4.70
μm). Further addition of Mo
2N reduced the sinterability of matrix grains, resulting in low densities of around 90 % at the 40/60 vol% composition.
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