Study of the Influence of Sintering Atmosphere and Mechanical Activation on the Synthesis of Bulk Ti2AlN MAX Phase Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Mixing and Characterization of As-Milled Powders
2.2. Reactive Sintering of Powders
2.3. Characterization of the Reactive Sintered Specimens
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Parameters | ||||
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Rexp | GOF | Phase | wt.% | D (nm) | |
MAX-1200 | 7.6 | 2.3 | Ti2AlN | >98 | 156 |
TiN | <1 | – | |||
Ti4AlN3 | <1 | 39 | |||
MAX-1200M | 7.9 | 1.7 | Ti2AlN | 82 | 102 |
TiN | 9 | 95 | |||
Al2O3 | 5 | 148 | |||
Ti5Si3 | <2 | – | |||
Ti4AlN3 | <2 | 77 | |||
MAX-1200N | 7.9 | 1.8 | Ti2AlN | 38 | 166 |
TiN | 41 | 60 | |||
AlN | 2 | 68 | |||
TiAl3 | <2 | 32 | |||
Ti4AlN3 | 17 | 78 | |||
MAX-1200NM | 7.9 | 1.7 | Ti2AlN | 80 | 116 |
TiN | 8 | 113 | |||
Al2O3 | 5 | 196 | |||
Ti5Si3 | 3 | 32 | |||
Ti4AlN3 | 4 | 109 |
Features | MAX-1200 | MAX-1200M | MAX-1200N | MAX-1200NM |
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Theoretical density (g/cm3) | 4.31 | 4.37 | 4.72 | 4.36 |
Measured density (g/cm3) | 4.18 | 4.14 | 4.32 | 4.19 |
Relative density (%) | 96.9 | 94.7 | 91.5 | 96.1 |
Hardness (GPa) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
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Salvo, C.; Chicardi, E.; García-Garrido, C.; Poyato, R.; Jiménez, J.A.; Mangalaraja, R.V. Study of the Influence of Sintering Atmosphere and Mechanical Activation on the Synthesis of Bulk Ti2AlN MAX Phase Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering. Materials 2021, 14, 4574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164574
Salvo C, Chicardi E, García-Garrido C, Poyato R, Jiménez JA, Mangalaraja RV. Study of the Influence of Sintering Atmosphere and Mechanical Activation on the Synthesis of Bulk Ti2AlN MAX Phase Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering. Materials. 2021; 14(16):4574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164574
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalvo, Christopher, Ernesto Chicardi, Cristina García-Garrido, Rosalía Poyato, José A. Jiménez, and R. V. Mangalaraja. 2021. "Study of the Influence of Sintering Atmosphere and Mechanical Activation on the Synthesis of Bulk Ti2AlN MAX Phase Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering" Materials 14, no. 16: 4574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164574