SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF HIGH-ENTROPY CARBIDES IN THE REGIME OF A GASLESS THERMAL EXPLOSION

Abstract

High-entropy carbides are a new class of inorganic compounds promising for a wide range of applications. The paper presents a new concept for the synthesis of powders of high-entropy carbides by the method of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) in the gasless thermal explosion mode from previously mechanically synthesized and structured reaction mixtures. For the first time, high-entropy carbides TaTiNbVWC5 and TaNbVMoWC5 were obtained by this method, their crystal structure was determined, which was compared with similar compositions obtained by sintering.