Pressure-reaction synthesis of titanium composite materials

摘要

A pressure-reaction synthesis process for producing increased stiffness and improved strength-to-weight ratio titanium metal matrix composite materials comprising exothermically reacting a titanium powder or titanium powder alloys with non-metal powders or gas selected from the group consisting of C, B, N, BN, B4C, SiC and Si3N4 at temperatures from about 900 DEG to about 1300 DEG C., for about 5 to about 30 minutes in a forming die under pressures of from about 1000 to 5000 psi.