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Self-combustion of Ti-C and Ti-Al Powder Mixture in a Nitrogen Atmosphere: Product Application as Reinforcement in Metal Matrix Composites

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In this work, two copper metal matrix composites (MMCs) reinforced with 20 wt.% of Ti(C,N) or Ti2AlN particles were studied. The reinforcement particles were synthesized by flash sintering under 2 bar nitrogen atmosphere causing an SHS reaction ignited by electrical current. This reaction led to produce TiC0.7N0.3 solid solution for the MMC1 reinforcement and Ti2AlN, TiN, and Ti3Al titanium aluminide for the MMC2 reinforcement. Both MMCs were densified by liquid phase sintering. The structural characterization was performed by XRD analysis while the morphology and chemical element distribution of both MMCs were analyzed by SEM and EDS. The structure of the two MMCs was relatively dense and showed good wettability. The mechanical and tribological behavior of MMCs evaluated by nanoindentation and wear testing reveals that the addition of 20 wt.% of reinforcement considerably improves the properties of copper matrix. Indeed, the MMC1 proved to be 3 times harder and 10 times more wear-resistant than the MMC2 composite.

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This present research was supported by the MESRS Algerian Ministry and Directorate General for Scientific Research and Technological Development (Algeria). The authors are grateful to the ICD-LASMIS and LaMé laboratories for their characterization support.

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  1. Laboratoire Elaboration, Caractérisation des Matériaux et Modélisation (LEC2M), Université Mouloud MAMMERI de Tizi-Ouzou, PB 17, Hasnaoua, 15000, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria

    Salem Dehlouz & Said Azem

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  3. ICD-LASMIS, Université de Technologie de Troyes, CNRS, Pôle Technologique Sud Champagne, 26 rue Lavoisier, 52800, Nogent, France

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    Florian Lacroix, Clémence Fradet & Said Seghar

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Dehlouz, S., Alhussein, A., Lacroix, F. et al. Self-combustion of Ti-C and Ti-Al Powder Mixture in a Nitrogen Atmosphere: Product Application as Reinforcement in Metal Matrix Composites. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 1984–1994 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04709-w

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