Research Article

Behaviour of TiC Particles on the Co50-Based Coatings by Laser Cladding: Morphological Characteristics and Growth Mechanism

Figure 6

Model of TiC formation [5]. (a) Solid-liquid interface between Ti and C; (b) Ti and C directly reacted to form TiCx; (c) the liquid Ti diffused through the TiCx layer, reacting with the remaining C and then TiC precipitated from the solution and grew up.
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