Production of nitride and carbonitride powders from inorganic azides by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis

The paper sums up studies into the production of nitride and carbonitride powders from inorganic azides by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis. Due to the high purity of such powders and the anisotropic or branched structure of their particles, it was possible to make a pore-free ceramic material withKlc=8–12 MPa·m1/2 without sintering activators.