Effect of vacuum annealing on the phase stability of Ti3SiC2

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2007-08
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Wiley-Blackwell
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The effect of vacuum annealing on the thermal stability and phase transition of Ti3SiC2 has been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), neutron diffraction, synchrotron radiation diffraction, and secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). In the presence of vacuum or a controlled atmosphere of low oxygen partial pressure, Ti3SiC2 undergoes a surface dissociation to form nonstoichiometric TiC and/or Ti5Si3Cx that commences at ~1200°C and becomes very pronounced at ≥ 1500°C. Composition depth profiling at the near surface of vacuum-annealed Ti3SiC2 by XRD and SIMS revealed a distinct gradation in the phase distribution of TiC and Ti5Si3Cx with depth. © 2007, Wiley-Blackwell. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com
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Annealing, Phase stability, X-ray diffraction, Neutron diffraction, Synchrotron radiation, Mass spectroscopy
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Low, I. M., Oo, Z., & Prince, K. E. (2007). Effect of vacuum annealing on the phase stability of Ti3SiC2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90(8), 2610-2614. doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01817.x
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