Ti(C,N)-Fe/Ni/FeNi core-shell structures for cermets processing

Abstract

This work proposes an alternative bottom-up approach to build cermet microstructures through the synthesis of metal hydroxide nanoparticles (NPs) on the surface of Ti(C,N) micrometric particles, creating core-shell Ti(C,N)-Ni(OH)2 and Ti(C,N)-FeO(OH) and their subsequent calcination cycle. This calcination cycle will help us to obtain Ti(C,N)- based cermets with fine microstructure and low amount of metal binder avoiding mechanical milling, the risks of handling nanoparticles, as well as overcoming the lack of availability and the high prices of those metal nanoparticles. The obtained structures were characterized by differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetry (TG), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy-dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDX).