Sintering of Ti3SiC2 Ceramics by Hot Press from Commercial Powders

Layered ternary compounds Ti3SiC2 combines attractive properties of both ceramics and metals, and has been suggested for potential engineering applications. Near-fully dense Ti3SiC2 bulks were sintered from commercial Ti3SiC2 powders by hot press at 1350°C-1600°C for 60-120min under Ar atmosphere in this paper. The phase compositions and morphology of the as-prepared samples were evaluated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). And the mechanical properties were measured by Three-Point bending method. It was found that the Ti3SiC2 had only a little of decomposition at sintering temperature above 1350°C. And effects of sintering temperature and holding time on the morphology of the bulk Ti3SiC2 are not obvious. Relative density of 98% and flexural strength of 480MPa were obtained for the Ti3SiC2 samples sintered at 30MPa and 1400°C for 90min.

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