ANSTO Publications Online: In situ diffraction study of thermal decomposition in Maxthal Ti2AlC.

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Title:	In situ diffraction study of thermal decomposition in Maxthal Ti2AlC.
Authors:	Pang, WK Low, IM O'Connor, BH Peterson, VK Studer, AJ Palmquist, JP
Keywords:	Ceramics Neutron Diffraction Synchrotron Radiation Phase Transformations Titanium Aluminium
Issue Date:	5-Jan-2011
Publisher:	Elsevier
Citation:	Pang, W. K., Low, I. M., O'Connor, B. H., Peterson, V. K., Studer, A. J., Palmquist, J. P. (2011). In situ diffraction study of thermal decomposition in Maxthal Ti2AlC. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509(1), 172-176.
Abstract:	The thermal stability of Ti2AlC at elevated temperature (1000–1550°C) in vacuum has been investigated using in situ neutron diffraction. At temperatures above 1400°C, Ti2AlC became unstable and began to decompose via sublimation of Al, resulting in a porous surface layer of TiCx being formed. The apparent activation energy for Ti2AlC decomposition was determined to be 85.7 ± 2.6 kJ mol−1. The kinetics of isothermal phase decomposition was modelled using least-squares linear regression fitting and the Avrami equation. The corresponding least-squares regression exponent (R2) and Avrami constants (k and n) for isothermal decomposition were determined to be 0.89, 0.268 min−n and 0.1, respectively. © 2011, Elsevier Ltd.
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.09.019 http://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2915
ISSN:	0925-8388
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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