Research Article
TiC0.5N0.5-Based Cermets with Varied Amounts of Si3N4 Nanopowders Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering
Table 1
Specifications of the initial powders used for the preparation of TiCN-based cermets.
| | | Purity (wt.%) | Oxygen content (wt.%) | Particle size (m) |
| | TiC0.5N0.5 | >99.5 | <0.46 | 0.5 | | WC | >99.5 | <0.31 | 1.8–2.2 | | Nano-Si3N4 | >99.0 | <0.12 | 0.1–0.3 | | Ni | >99.9 | — | 0.1–2 | | Mo | >99.9 | <0.05 | <2.0 | | VC | >99.5 | <0.2 | 2.0–4 |
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