Effect of titanium on the rheological properties of MoSi2-based materials prepared by SHS

Abstract

We have studied the moldability of molybdenum disilicide-based materials using free self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) compression, a method that combines combustion and high-temperature deformation processes. As a moldability criterion, we used strain. The strain of the synthesized materials has been determined experimentally as a function of the time delay before high-temperature deformation, compaction pressure, heating temperature, and metallic binder content of the starting mixture. To improve the plasticity of the synthesized material, 1–2 wt % titanium was added to the starting mixture as a metallic binder.