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Mechanical and Chemical Characterization of a TiC/C System Synthesized Using a Focus Plasma Arc

Mahmoodian R 1 , Hamdi M 2 , Hassan MA 3 , Akbari A 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Research and Development, Azarin Kar Ind. Co., Industrial Zone 1, 7635168361, Kerman, Iran
  • 2 Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
  • 4 Faculty of Civil Engineering & Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia
PLoS One, 2015;10(6):e0130836.
PMID: 26111217 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130836

Abstract

Titanium carbide-graphite (TiC/C) composite was successfully synthesized from Ti and C starting elemental powders using self-propagating high-temperature synthesis technique in an ultra-high plasma inert medium in a single stage. The TiC was exposed to a high-temperature inert medium to allow recrystallization. The product was then characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refinement, nanoindentation, and micro-hardness to determine the product's properties. The recorded micro-hardness of the product was 3660 HV, which is a 14% enhancement and makes is comparable to TiC materials.

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