Spark plasma sintering of self-propagating high-temperature synthesized TiC0.7/TiB2 powders and detailed characterization of dense product |
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Authors: | Clara Musa Antonio Mario Locci Roberta Licheri Roberto Orr Giacomo Cao Dario Vallauri Fabio Alessandro Deorsola Elena Tresso Jens Suffner Horst Hahn Piotr Klimczyk Lucyna Jaworska |
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Affiliation: | Clara Musa, Antonio Mario Locci, Roberta Licheri, Roberto Orrù, Giacomo Cao, Dario Vallauri, Fabio Alessandro Deorsola, Elena Tresso, Jens Suffner, Horst Hahn, Piotr Klimczyk,Lucyna Jaworska |
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Abstract: | In this work, the fabrication of bulk TiC0.7/TiB2 nanostructured composites through metastable transformation processing is investigated by taking advantages of two non-conventional powder metallurgy methods. First, the highly metastable TiC0.7/TiB2 agglomerated powders are synthesized by the so-called self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS), followed by rapid quenching. Then, the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method is adopted to consolidate the SHSed powders.A bulk ceramic composite with nanocrystalline microstructure characterized by a high-relative density is then obtained. Dwell temperature of 1400 °C, heating time of 3 min, and total processing time equal to 5 min, while applying a mechanical pressure of 20 MPa, are found to be the optimal SPS experimental conditions in order to obtain near-fully densified samples.The obtained TiC0.7/TiB2 samples exhibit hardness HV5 as high as 24 GPa, modulus of elasticity of about 400 GPa, fracture toughness of about 5.6 MPa m1/2, and a compressive strength of about 2.9 GPa. A very low-wear rate (Wv = 3.8 × 10−6 mm3/(N m)) and a good thermal shock resistance (ΔTc = 250 °C) are also displayed. In addition, a high-abrasive wear factor (AWF) equal to 1.84 is evaluated on the basis of the achieved mechanical properties. These results make the obtained TiC0.7/TiB2 composite suitable for wear resistant parts as well as cutting tool materials. |
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Keywords: | A Powders: solid state reaction A Sintering B Nanocomposites C Mechanical properties |
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