Self-Consolidation Mechanism of Nanostructured Ti5Si3 Compact Induced by Electrical Discharge

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="3">MAed Ti5Si3 powder</td><td align="left" rowspan="3">Hot-pressed Ti5Si3 compact</td><td align="center" colspan="2">EDC Ti5Si3 compact</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center" colspan="2"> Input energy</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">7.0 kJ</td><td align="center">8.0 kJ</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hv 1120</td><td align="left">Hv 800</td><td align="center">Hv 1410</td><td align="center">Hv 1450</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Microhardness of MAed Ti5Si3 powder, hot-pressed Ti5Si3 compact, and EDC Ti5Si3 compacts.

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Table 1: Self-Consolidation Mechanism of Nanostructured Ti5Si3 Compact Induced by Electrical Discharge