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• TITLE: In Situ Synthesis of Titanium Matrix Composite (Ti-TiB-TiC) through Sintering of TiH2-B4C

  AUTHORS: Abdul Jimoh, Iakovos Sigalas, Mathias Hermann

  KEYWORDS: Titanium; Titanium Hydride; Titanium Matrix Composite (TMC); Pressureless Sintering; In Situ; Hardness; Matrix; Composite; Inclusion

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.3 No.1, January 12, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Fully densified in-situ reinforced (TiB + TiC)-Ti matrix composites have been produced from TiH2-B4C mixtures using pressure less sintering or hot pressing technique. With increasing content of reinforcing components the sintering is retarded. The materials with more than 20 - 30 vol. % were only completely densified by hot pressing technique. Hardness values of the Ti matrix composites produced are up to 5 times higher than that of the sintered pure Ti produced from TiH2. This is caused beside the higher hardness of the inclusions also by hardening the matrix due to solubility of B and C in the titanium.