An Investigation on TiNi Intermetallic Produced by Electric Current Activated Sintering
N. Ergin and O. Ozdemir
Technology Faculty, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Sakarya University, Esentepe Campus, 54187 Sakarya, Turkey
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In this study, TiNi intermetallic compounds were produced by electric current activated sintering in open air under an uniaxial pressure of 200 MPa at a maximum of 1200 A for 10 min using Ni powder (99.8% purity, 4-7 μm), Ti powder (99.5% purity, less than 44 μm). The elemental powders were mixed in the stoichiometric ratio corresponding to the TiNi intermetallic at molar proportion of 1:1. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis were used to characterize produced samples. X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the dominant phases are TiNi, NiTi2, Ni3Ti, TiO, and Ni2Ti3. Scanning electron microscopy examinations showed a dense microstructure with very low amount of porosity. The relative density of test materials measured according to Archimedes' principle was 96.8%, and the microhardness of materials was about 773.6 ± 123 HV0.05.

DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.123.248
PACS numbers: 81.20.Ev, 81.40.Pq