Novel Ti2CuCx and Ti3Cu2Cx Carbides Obtained by Sintering of Products of Mechanochemical Synthesis of Ti, Cu and Carbon Nanotubes

O.I. Nakonechna; N.N. Belyavina; M.M. Dashevskyi; K.O. Ivanenko; S.L. Revo

doi:10.15330/pcss.19.2.179-185

Authors

O.I. Nakonechna Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
N.N. Belyavina Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
M.M. Dashevskyi Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
K.O. Ivanenko Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
S.L. Revo Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/pcss.19.2.179-185

Keywords:

Multiwalled carbon nanotube, Nanocomposite material, X-ray diffraction, Hardness

Abstract

Mechanical alloying of the elemental powder mixture of titanium and copper (particle size of both powdersis about 40 μm, purity is not less than 99.6% wt. %) was performed in a high energy planetary ball mill to obtainTi:Cu (2:1 and 3:1) compositions. An addition of 1 vol. % of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT, averagediameter 10-20 nm) into Ti-Cu charge results in a formation of nanoscaled Ti₂CuC_x and Ti₃Cu₂C_x carbides(containing 0.5 and 4.2 at.% of carbon and 30.8 and 37.5 at.% of copper, respectively). These carbides havesynthesized for the first time. Nature of interaction of the charge components at processing in a ball mill hasstudied on test samples using a complex of X-ray techniques. These techniques include a full-profile analysis forthe primary processing of diffractograms obtained with DRON-3M apparatus; qualitative and quantitative phaseanalysis for determining the phase composition of the products of synthesis; X-ray structural analysis to verifyand refine the structural models; Williamson-Hall method for determining the grain sizes. The Vickers hardnessof compacted (by sintering) samples with 20.1 and 27.3 at. % Cu varies substantially within (6.9-7.1) GPa. Thus,the average microhardness of synthesized materials is 7 times higher than that of pure titanium microhardness.

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