简介：AnewapproachtothemassiveproductionofTiCwhiskerswithhighpurityandlowcostwaspresented.Itisamodifiedcarbothermalreductionmethod(MCTR)characterizedbyargonstreamflowingverticallyandpassingthroughtheinteriorofthemixtureofrawmaterials.Itisfoundforthefirsttimethatthereisanoptimumflowoftheupwardflowingargonstream,atwhichlargequantityofhighqualityTiCcanbeobtained.Thispaperdescribedthenewmethod,analyzedthemechanismandconditionsfortheformationofhighpurityTiCwhiskersonalargescale,andcomparedMCTRwiththetraditionalcarbothermalreductionmethod(TCTR).Basedontheanalysisandcomparison,itisconcludedthatinordertoproducehighqualitytransitionmetalcarbides,nitridesandcarbonitrideswithlowcostTCTRmustbereplacedbyMCTR.

简介：分别以Ti和TiO2粉为钛源，石墨为碳源，结合机械合金化及高温烧结制备出TiC微粉。利用XRD、SEM对TiC的成分和形貌进行了观察分析。通过对比发现，以TiO2作为钛源可得到纯度较高且粒度为纳米级的TiC粉末。球磨过程中原料粉末不断细化，有助于相互扩散并加速烧结过程中TiC的生成。

简介：Si3N4/TiCnanocompositeceramicshavebeenfabricatedbyhotpressingtechniquewithAl2O3andY2O3asadditives.TheresultsshowedthatwelldispersedcompositepowderwascarriedoutbyaddingdispersantandadjustingpHvaluesofsuspensions.RemarkableincreaseinflexuralstrengthatroomtemperatureswasobtainedbyaddingnanoparticlesinSi3N4matrixwith10%(wtpct)ofnano-Si3N4and15%ofnano-TiC.Theflexuralstrength,fracturetoughnessandhardnesswere1025MPa,7.5MPa·1/2and15.6GPa,respectively.Themicrostructuresofmaterialswereanalyzedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),whichindicatedthatTiCnanoparticlesdistributeinthematrixandatthegrainboundaries.Accordingtothefractureform,lowcontentsofnanoparticlescouldrefinematrixgrainsandleadtothecrackdeflectionaswellascrackpinning.Themultiplexmicrostructurewasformedbymixingnano-Si3N4particles.Thecracktrajectoriesexhibitedcrackdeflection,rod-likegrainbridgingandpull-out.

简介：较系统地综述了目前TiC超细粉（尤其是纳米及亚微米TiC粉）的各种制备方法，对不同的制备方法进行了比较，着重分析了各制备方法的技术关键和优缺点，最后对超细粉TiC制备的进一步发展进行了展望。分析认为利用化学方法进行混料，结合快速均匀加热进行合成，是未来超细TiC粉工业化制备的发展方向。

简介：ThemicrostructureandcompositionofTiC-Al2O3/Fefunctionallygradedmaterials(FGM)preparedbyself-propagatinghightemperaturesynthesisandpseudo-hotisostaticpressing(SHS/PHIP)werestudied,andtheresistingthermalshockbehaviorswereanalyzed.TheresultsshowthatTiC-Al2O3/FeFGMhasgradedcompositiondistribution.Nocross-sectioncrackthroughthelayerswasfoundinthetestsofthermalshockandfatigue.