Investigating the Potential of TiB2-Based Composites with Ti and Fe Additives as Wettable Cathode

Hamed Heidari; Houshang Alamdari; Dominique Dubé; Robert  Schulz

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.706-709.655

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Investigating the Potential of TiB₂-Based Composites with Ti and Fe Additives as Wettable Cathode

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In this work, porous TiB₂ ceramics were consolidated by pressureless sintering method using metallic Ti and Fe as additives in order to perform sintering at temperatures lower than 1700°C. It was shown that processing parameters including milling time of the starting mixture had a considerable effect on final properties of sintered specimens and their behavior in molten aluminum. Microstructural studies were carried out using optical microscope, SEM and EPMA. It was found that specimens with uniform and crack-free microstructure could be produced using the pre-mixed powders milled for as low as 30 min prior to compaction and sintering. Sessile drop test was performed on the specimens milled for 30 and 240 minutes. Their interaction with molten aluminum was also studied. It was found that 30 min milling time resulted in better electrical conductivity, wettability and stability in liquid aluminum.

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Hamed Heidari, Houshang Alamdari, Dominique Dubé, Robert Schulz

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Conductivity, Degradation, Liquid Aluminum, Pressureless Sintering, TiB₂ Composite, Titanium Diboride, Wettable Cathode, Wetting Angle

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