Structure And Mechanical Properties Of Spark Plasma Sintered Tin-Based Nanocomposites

Consolidation of commercially available titanium nitride nanostructured powder as well as nanocomposite powders in the Si3N4-TiN and TiN-TiB2 systems have been performed by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) in the temperature range from 1200 degrees C to 1550 degrees C. The effect of non-linear heating and loading regimes on high melting point nanocomposites consolidation has been investigated.