SYNTHESIS OF TITANIUM CARBIDE POWDER FROM TiO₂AND PETROLEUM COKE BY REACTIVE MILLING

Abstract

ABSTRACT Synthesis of titanium carbide has been conducted by reactive milling from the blends of titania/titanium/petroleum coke. Two kinds of blend powder, titania/petroleum coke and titania/titanium/petroleum coke, have been milled in the experiment. The results showed that, under the present experiment condition, titanium carbide has been formed in the milled blends of titania/titanium/petroleum coke, but could not be detected in the milled blend of titania/petroleum coke. For the blends of titania/titanium/petroleum coke, the effect of percentage composition of element Ti on the synthesis of TiC has been noticed. The amount of element Ti added played an important role in the transformation from TiO2 to TiC.