Reactive Spark Plasma Sintering: Successes and Challenges of Nanomaterial Synthesis

Figure 2

Microstructure of the SPS-ed 18 vol.% Ti₃SiC₂–Cu composite ((a)—polished cross section and (b)—fracture surface) and XRD patterns of the cold-pressed and SPS-ed 18 vol.% Ti₃SiC₂–Cu compacts (c).

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