Synthesis of titanium carbide nanopowders and production of porous materials on their basis

Abstract

A technology for the synthesis of titanium carbide nanopowders with a narrow particle-size distribution and a small concentration of impurities has been developed. Conditions for pressing and sintering titanium carbide powders, which served as a basis for the creation of a porous material with an open porosity of up to 50%, have been determined. The ultimate bending strength of the porous material tended to decrease as the sintering temperature increased from 1250 to 1550°C, but it was still in the range of 66 to 95 MPa.