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Fabrication and Properties of Ni3Si-TiC Composites by In Situ Reaction Sintering

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Ni3Si-based composites with different TiC contents are fabricated by in situ reaction sintering method. The phase composition, microstructure, microhardness, and tribological properties of the composites are studied. The results show that the addition of TiC particles prevents the formation of γ-Ni31Si12 phase, and the composites mainly consist of β1-Ni3Si and TiC phases. The composites have high hardness and relative density, and the values are above 580 HV and 87%, respectively. The friction coefficients are as low as 0.22. The wear rates of the composites are in the order of 10–6 mm3 m−1, which are two orders of magnitude lower than that of Ni3Si alloy. The primary wear mechanism of Ni3Si alloy is oxidation wear and slight abrasive wear, and the composites with TiC addition are oxidation wear and fatigue wear. The incorporation of TiC particles improves the tribological performance of Ni3Si alloy significantly. The composite with 20 wt.% TiC has the optimal tribological property.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51805227 and No. 51505199) and the open project of Zhenjiang Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Thin Film Materials High Technology Research (No. ZHZ2019011).

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    Muye Niu & Yunxue Jin

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Niu, M., Bao, S., Wu, J. et al. Fabrication and Properties of Ni3Si-TiC Composites by In Situ Reaction Sintering. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 6083–6091 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07538-1

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