Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Titanium Diboride in a Hypervelocity Plasma Jet

Abstract

Results of experimental investigations of directly synthesizing nanocrystalline titanium diboride in a hypervelocity jet of electrodischarge plasma generated by a pulse high-current coaxial magnetoplasma accelerator with titanium electrodes are presented. The main result of the investigations is manufacturing a product with a mass of up to ∼3 g containing more than 90% of titanium diboride obtained mostly in the form of hexagonal and dodecagonal particles.