@ARTICLE{Figiel_P._Microstructural,_2018,
 author={Figiel, P. and Garbiec, D. and Biedunkiewicz, A. and Biedunkiewicz, W. and Kochmański, P. and Wróbel, R.},
 volume={vol. 63},
 number={No 4},
 journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials},
 pages={2051-2059},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2018},
 publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences},
 publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences},
 abstract={Commercially pure titanium is less expensive, generally more corrosion resistant and lower in strength than its alloys, and is not heat-treatable. The use of Ti and its alloys as construction materials under severe friction and wear conditions is limited due to their poor tribological properties. Nevertheless, proper addition of hard ceramic particles into Ti and its alloys has proved to be an efficient way to enhance their mechanical and wear properties. Our purpose in this work was to analyze the corrosion, tribocorrosion, mechanical and morphological effects of combining titanium carbide with titanium metal, to create a unique composite via spark plasma sintering technique (SPS). Composites with different mass percentage (1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt %) of ceramic phase were produced. The samples of pure Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy were also tested, as a reference. These composites were examined for mechanical properties and corrosion resistance in an environment similar to the human body (Ringer’s solution). Open circuit potential (OPC) and anodic polarization measurements were performed. The properties of titanium composites reinforced with micro- and nanocrystalline TiC powders were compared. It was stated that wear properties were significantly improved with increasing amount of TiC in matrix, especially in the case of nanocrystalline reinforcement. In terms of corrosion resistance, the composites showed slightly worse properties compared to pure titanium and Ti-6Al-4V alloy.},
 type={Artykuły / Articles},
 title={Microstructural, Corrosion and Abrasive Characteristics of Titanium Matrix Composites},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/109183/PDF/AMM-2018-4-64-Figiel.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/amm.2018.125142},
 keywords={Titanium matrix composite, SPS, corrosion resistance, sliding wear},
}