Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of TiC–WC composite materials

Nanostructured metastable cermets of Ti–Al2O3 through activated SHS reaction

“…SHS refers to a process in which materials with a sufficiently high heat of formation are synthesized in a combustion wave, which after ignition, spontaneously propagates throughout the reactants and converts them into the products [9]. The main advantages are the low processing cost, energy and time efficiency, and a wide variety of materials, such as borides, carbides, intermetallics and composites that have been produced by this method [9][10][11][12][13]. If the enthalpy liberated during the process is not enough, extra energy is needed and this is known as activation of the reaction.…”

Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of (Zr,Ti)B2-(Zr,Ti)N composites prepared by spark plasma sintering

“…When the sintering temperature was increased up to 1900 • C, the angle deflection of (Zr,Ti)N cannot be observed in TN2, TN3, and TN4 again (Fig. 4), which denotes that the solid solution of (Zr,Ti)N reached saturation at 1900 • C in all the composites [25,26].…”

Microstructural evolution of titanium matrix composite coatings reinforced by in situ synthesized TiB and TiC by laser cladding

“…Among in situ synthesized reinforcements, TiB and TiC are regarded as the two best reinforcements in a titanium matrix due to their high elastic modulus, similar density to Ti alloys, and excellent interfacial bonding with titanium matrices [9]. Unfortunately, in situ synthesized TiB-TiC reinforced titanium matrix composites were fabricated as bulk materials by the ingot metallurgy technique (IM) [10], self-propagation high-temperature synthesis (SHS) [11], or powder metallurgy (PM) [12], etc., which are rather complex and may result in material waste and increased costs. There are few reports about the preparation of titanium matrix composite coatings reinforced by in situ synthesized TiB and TiC on titanium alloys by laser cladding at present [13].…”