Abstract:
Ti
2SnC exhibit unique properties combining the merits of metals and ceramics, which has attracted considerable attention. Ti, Sn and C elemental powders were used as raw materials to prepare Ti
2SnC conductive ceramic materials by mechanical alloying-discharge plasma sintering method. The effects of different mechanical alloying time and sintering temperature on the structure and properties of Ti
2SnC were studied. The results show that after the raw material powders by mechanical alloying for 10 h, self-propagating reaction generats Ti
2SnC, TiC ceramic phase, mix powder particle size small, and the phenomenon of reunion, the sintering of Ti
2SnC ceramic block Ti
2SnC(002) and TiC(111) diffraction peak intensity ratio(ITSC/ITC) reach 2.31, which has high density and hardness. And raw material powder ball mill still exist in the elemental state after 3 h, which does not react, ball mill mixing powders after sintering ceramic block of the Ti
2SnC content is higher, Ti
2SnC(002) and TiC(111) diffraction peak intensity ratio(ITSC/ITC) is 5.45, but when the sintering temperature is over 1000 ℃,the strong peak becomes lower, the ceramic block has low friction coefficient.