Solubility of copper in titanium carbide

Author: Jarfors A. E. W.  

Publisher: Maney Publishing

ISSN: 1743-2847

Source: Materials Science and Technology, Vol.12, Iss.12, 1996-12, pp. : 990-994

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Abstract

The solubility of copper in titanium carbide (TiCx) was studied experimentally. The solubility was assessed in two different ways: (a) titanium carbide was added to a copper–titanium melt, (b) titanium carbides formed in situ, from graphite and titanium, were analysed. The stoichiometries were implicitly assessed. The solubility of copper in titanium carbide was found to decrease with increasing carbon content. This behaviour was compared to the solubility of chromium in titanium carbide, which increases in solubility with increasing carbon content. The role of vacancies in the solution is briefly discussed.MST/3502