Research Article

Analyzing the Cooling Rate and Its Effect on Distribution of Pattern and Size of the Titanium Diboride Particles Formed

Table 2

TiB2% particle size for holding time.

PositionTemperature (°C)Particle size for holding time (µm)
10 minutes20 minutes30 minutes

17501–1.51–1.52–2.5
7801–1.51.5–22–2.5
8101.5–22–2.52.5–3

47501–1.51.5–22.5–3
L–5, D–1
7801–1.51–1.52–3
8101–1.51–1.52–2.5
L–12, D–1

77501–1.51.5–22.5–3
7801.5–22–2.52–2.5
8101–1.51–1.52–2.5
L–8, D–1.5

197501–1.51–1.51.5–2
7801–1.51.5–22–2.5
8101–1.51–1.52–2.5

217501–1.51.5–22–2.5
7801–1.51–1.51.5–2
8101–1.51–1.52–2.5
L–10, D–1.5

237501.5–22–2.52–2.5
7801–1.51.5–22–2.5
8101–1.51–1.52–2.5
L–5, D–1

L = length of needle-shaped TiB2 particles. D = diameter of needle-shaped TiB2 particles.