Aluminum-resistant titanium diboride articles and method of making same.

摘要

This invention deals with aluminum-resistant titanium diboride and method of making same. High strength titanium diboride (TiB2) articles which are obtained by sintering articles preformed from TiB2 powder mixed with epoxy resin by means of isostatic molding using sintering temperatures found to be a critical variable for achieving maximum strength. Resistance to aluminum attack is achieved by removing contaminating oxides, nitrides and carbides of titanium by selecting either annealing the sintered article in a boron nitride (BN) pack or by including a small amount of BN or elemental boron in the original TiB2 powder, such that the finished article is substantially free of such contaminants.