Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.83, No.5, 1281-1283, 2000
Field-assisted sintering of nanocrystalline titanium nitride
Nanosized TiN powder was densified via field-assisted sintering at temperatures of 1150 degrees-1350 degrees C and a pressure of 66 MPa under vacuum. A maximum relative density of similar to 97% and a maximum mean grain size of 150-200 nm were obtained. Densification and microstructural evolution have been discussed, in terms of superplasticity and electric-field effects.