title: Mechanical and Chemical Characterization of a TiC/C System Synthesized Using a Focus Plasma Arc.
abstract: Titanium carbide-graphite (TiC/C) composite was successfully synthesized from Ti and C starting elemental powders using self-propagating high-temperature synthesis technique in an ultra-high plasma inert medium in a single stage. The TiC was exposed to a high-temperature inert medium to allow recrystallization. The product was then characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refinement, nanoindentation, and micro-hardness to determine the product's properties. The recorded micro-hardness of the product was 3660 HV, which is a 14% enhancement and makes is comparable to TiC materials.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Research and Development, Azarin Kar Ind. Co., Industrial Zone 1, 7635168361, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahmoodian
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamdi
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Civil Engineering & Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abolghasem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbari
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C096521:titanium carbide; D006108:Graphite; D014025:Titanium