Table 1.

Phase composition of the synthesized samples.

Phase	MoAlB			α-MoB	β-MoB	α-Al2O3
Space group	Cmcm			I41/amd	Cmcm	R-3c
Crystal system	Orthorhombic			Tetragonal	Orthorhombic	Hexagonal
Phase parameters	Wt., %	Unit cell parameters, Å	Unit cell volume, Å3	Wt., %	Wt., %	Wt., %
SHS products from BM mixture	92	a = 3.211	139.22	5	1	2
		b = 13.977
		c = 3.102
SHS products from PBM mixture	94	a = 3.213	139.41	3	-	3
		b = 13.979
		c = 3.104