Titanium carbide powders were synthesized under an argon atmosphere using titanium dioxide and pyrolysis carbon derivedfrom pyrolyzed phenolic resin as raw materials. The effects of synthesis temperature, holding time, and C/Ti molar ratio onthe phase composition and morphology of the synthesized powders were investigated. The results show that the pyrolyzedphenolic resin at 1000 ℃ is a carbon source composed of amorphous and crystalline carbon. Increasing the C/Ti molar ratio ofthe mixed powder can reduce the content of titanium oxide impurity, indicating the improvement in the purity of TiC powder. In addition, the C/Ti molar ratio can also significantly affect the morphology of the synthesized TiC powders. SEM and EDSresults exhibit that the atomic content on the surface of TiC particles is closely correlated with the atomic distribution on thesurface of the particles. TiC powder with a median particle size of 384 nm could be synthesized at 1500 ℃ for 30 min at the C/Ti molar ratio of 2.3:1. In addition, the sinterability of the synthesized TiC powder was preliminarily discussed. The hardnessand fracture toughness of the TiC ceramic sintered at 2000 ℃ under 40 MPa with a dwell time of 2 h are 15.92 GPa and 3.22MPa·m1/2, respectively.
Titanium carbide powders were synthesized under an argon atmosphere using titanium dioxide and pyrolysis carbon derivedfrom pyrolyzed phenolic resin as raw materials. The effects of synthesis temperature, holding time, and C/Ti molar ratio onthe phase composition and morphology of the synthesized powders were investigated. The results show that the pyrolyzedphenolic resin at 1000 ℃ is a carbon source composed of amorphous and crystalline carbon. Increasing the C/Ti molar ratio ofthe mixed powder can reduce the content of titanium oxide impurity, indicating the improvement in the purity of TiC powder. In addition, the C/Ti molar ratio can also significantly affect the morphology of the synthesized TiC powders. SEM and EDSresults exhibit that the atomic content on the surface of TiC particles is closely correlated with the atomic distribution on thesurface of the particles. TiC powder with a median particle size of 384 nm could be synthesized at 1500 ℃ for 30 min at the C/Ti molar ratio of 2.3:1. In addition, the sinterability of the synthesized TiC powder was preliminarily discussed. The hardnessand fracture toughness of the TiC ceramic sintered at 2000 ℃ under 40 MPa with a dwell time of 2 h are 15.92 GPa and 3.22MPa·m1/2, respectively.