Effect of Melting Temperature on Microstructure of <i>In Situ</i> TiC/Al Composite and Formation Mechanism of TiC

Abstract

Formation mechanism of TiC in Al matrix at a rather low melting temperature using in situ technology was studied. And effect of the melting temperature on the microstructure of in-situ TiC/Al composite was investigated. The results indicate that, the resultants of TiC and Al3Ti were found out in the matrix; however, no evidence showed that Al4C3, a resultant phase existed probably in TiC/Al composite in accordance with the relative reference, was found out. Compared to the sample of T750, more TiC and less Al3Ti existed in the sample of T850, and morphography of Al3Ti changed from block to bar with the increasing melting temperature. The melting temperature affected extremely the reaction speed and the resultants.