“…Besides commercialized carbothermal reduction method, 5),6) several other processes have been proposed for the production of TiCN powders such as the direct solid reaction of TiC with TiN or Ti with C, N, 7),8) the self propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS), 9) the gaseous phase reaction 10) and the liquid phase reaction such as the sol-gel process, and so on. 11) However, these processes have at least one or more of the following drawbacks: (1) coarse particle formation owing to a very high temperature reactions (2073 K-2273 K), (2) easy oxidation during the process resulting in formation of TiCxOy, (3) high free carbon content and contamination, in particular, during the milling process and (4) need for initial titanium powder of high purity.…”