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Accelerated Diffusion Phenomenon in Ti-B4C System and its Influence on the Resulting Composites

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Ti(O)-B4C diffusion couples and (TiC + TiB)/Ti(O) composites were prepared to study the accelerated diffusion phenomenon and its influence at β transition temperatures (βt) of Ti matrix. Results show that Ti(O) alloys can be successfully prepared from Ti and TiO2 powder, and their βt can be regulated by controlling O contents. Thickness of reaction products in Ti(O)-B4C reaches the maximum when it is sintered at βt, indicating that α/β transition of Ti matrix can accelerate the diffusion of atoms inside it. Besides, (TiC + TiB)/Ti(O) composites have the highest size and number of reinforcements when Ti(O)-B4C powders are sintered at βt temperature, especially for TiB fiber, but its flexural strength and plasticity are the lowest due to the interface stripping between the coarse reinforcements and matrix.

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    Lei Jia, Minghao Hou, Chen Zhang, Jin Xu, Shufeng Li & Zhenlin Lu

  2. Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan

    Katsuyoshi Kondoh

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Jia, L., Hou, M., Zhang, C. et al. Accelerated Diffusion Phenomenon in Ti-B4C System and its Influence on the Resulting Composites. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 1974–1983 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07224-2

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