“…As titanium has a strong affinity for boron nitrogen and carbon, it combines with these elements in order to form stable titanium borides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, which can be successfully used as reinforcing materials in metal matrix composites (MMCs). In previous studies, TiN and Ti(C,N) coatings are incorporated on various substrates by cathodic arc ion plating process [1,2], physical vapour deposition [3], and plasmaassisted chemical vapour deposition [4]. In addition, TiB 2 particles reinforce different substrates by electron beam [5,6], laser [7][8][9][10][11], or pulsed electrode surfacing [10][11][12] techniques.…”