In-situ synthesis of TiN and TiB2 compounds during reactive spark plasma sintering of BN–Ti composites

  • Maryam Abdolahpour Salari Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
  • Günay Merhan Muğlu Hınıs Vocational College, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
  • Mohsen Rezaei Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
  • M. Saravana Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mount Zion College of Engineering and Technology, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Harikrishnan Pulikkalparambil Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand
  • Suchart Siengchin Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

Abstract

A BN-TiB2-TiN composite was produced via reactive sintering of the hexagonal BN (hBN) with 20 wt% Ti. Spark plasma sintering (SPS) was used as the fabrication method and the sample was characterized by X-ray diffractometry, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. According to the results, the Ti was utterly consumed during the SPS, led to the in-situ TiB2 and TiN0.9 formations. Additionally, the microstructural study revealed the nucleation and growth of new hBN platelets from the initial fine hBN particles. Anyway, the final composite reached a relative density of 95%, because of the remaining free spaces between the hBN platelets. It was found that some nitrogen and boron atoms could leave the TiN and TiB2 microstructures, respectively, and diffuse into the opposing phase.

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Keywords: Boron nitride, Titanium, Reactive spark plasma sintering, In-situ phases, Synthesis
In-situ synthesis of TiN and TiB2 compounds during reactive spark plasma sintering of BN–Ti composites
Submitted
2021-03-13
Published
2021-04-23
How to Cite
Abdolahpour Salari, M., Merhan Muğlu, G., Rezaei, M., Saravana Kumar , M., Pulikkalparambil, H., & Siengchin, S. (2021). In-situ synthesis of TiN and TiB2 compounds during reactive spark plasma sintering of BN–Ti composites. Synthesis and Sintering, 1(1), 48-53. https://doi.org/10.53063/synsint.2021.119
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