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Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Sintering Behavior of Ti3O-Fe2TiO4-TiC Composites

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This study aims to assess the impact of TiC content on the sintering behavior, microstructure, and mechanical properties of Ti3O-Fe2TiO4 composites produced by the reactive spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. The powders of Ti3O, Ti, Fe, and TiC were utilized as the starting materials, sintered by SPS under 1500 °C at 45 MPa for 7 min. The high relative density of 97.16% was achieved for the maximum TiC content (namely 30 vol.%). X-ray diffraction patterns and microstructural observations endorsed the in situ formation of Fe2TiO4 compound during the SPS process. Because this phase has a low melting point, its presence could activate the liquid phase sintering mechanism, promoting the sintering behavior of the as-sintered composites. In addition, when more TiC content was added to the composite matrix, the fracture mode changed from intergranular to mixed-mode. In terms of mechanical properties, the highest macro-hardness (13.29 GPa), micro-hardness (1244.84 HV0.3 kg), and bending strength (601 MPa) were achieved by the composite containing the highest proportion of TiC within the tested range.

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This work was supported by The Natural Science Foundation of The Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (Grant No. 21KJB430045), the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. JSSCBS20221303), The Zhenjiang Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. GY2023025) The Young Teachers’ Enterprise Practice Program in Vocational Colleges of Jiangsu Province (Grant No.2023QYSJ128).

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    Tingting Zhang & Kangyan Fan

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    Tingting Zhang & Yi Xu

  3. Zhenjiang East China Electric Power Equipment Company Limited, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, China

    Xinghua Yang

  4. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China

    Tingting Zhang & Yonghong Fu

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Zhang, T., Fan, K., Xu, Y. et al. Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Sintering Behavior of Ti3O-Fe2TiO4-TiC Composites. J. of Materi Eng and Perform (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-09411-9

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