Comparison of thermal stability in MAX 211 and 312 phases
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2010-05-03
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Insitute of Physics
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The susceptibility of four MAX phases (Ti 2 AlC, Cr 2 AlC, Ti 3 AlC 2 , and Ti 3 SiC 2 ) to high-temperature thermal dissociation in vacuum has been investigated using in-situ neutron diffraction. In high vacuum, these phases decomposed above 1400°C through the sublimation of M and A elements, forming a surface coating of MC. The apparent activation energies for the decomposition of sintered Ti 3 SiC 2 , Ti 3 AlC 2 , and Ti 2 AlC were determined to be 179.3, -71.9, and 85.7 kJ mol −1 , respectively. The spontaneous release of Ti 2 AlC and TiC from de-intercalation during decomposition of Ti 3 AlC 2 resulted in a negative activation energy.© 2010, Insitute of Physics
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Temperature range 0065-0273 K, Neutron diffraction, Pressure range micro pa, Surface coating, Decomposition, Magnetic susceptibility
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Pang, W.K., Low I.M., O'Connor, B.H., Studer, A.J., Peterson, V.K., Sun, Z.M., Palmquist, J.P. (2010). Comparison of thermal stability in MAX 211 and 312 phases. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, International Conference on Neutron Scattering 2009, 3th–7th May 2009. Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, 251(1), Art. No. 012025. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/251/1/012025