A novel fluctuation method for the synthesis of Ti3SiC2 powders was developed. The raw materials used in this process are Ti, Si, and graphite powders. Fluctuation synthesis utilized Si as in-situ liquid forming phase (additive), which was formed by heating the powder mixtures to 1300 degrees C and using the heat released from the exothermic reaction for Ti3SiC2 formation. The result demonstrated that the reaction time for the formation of Ti3SiC2 was dramatically shortened using fluctuation method and the powders produced using this method contained more than twice amount of Ti3SiC2 compared to the solid reaction synthesized powders. The powders prepared by fluctuation method are fiber-like in morphology with dimensions of 0.8-2 mu m in width and 5-10 mu m in length. The growth direction of the fiber-like Ti3SiC2 particulate is {10 (1) over bar 1}*. The lattice parameters for Ti3SiC2 were determined by a trial-and-error method and are a=3.067 (Angstrom) and c=17.645 (Angstrom).
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chinese acad sci, inst met res, ceram & composite dept, shenyang 110015, peoples r china.;zhou, yc (reprint author), chinese acad sci, inst met res, ceram & composite dept, 72 wenhua rd, shenyang 110015, peoples r china
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