Mechanochemically induced reactions of obtaining of the titanium carbide
The products of the mechanochemical interaction in the system Tï- C held in the high energy planetary ball mill were studied by the methods of diffraction with synchrotron radiation (quantum energy 33.7 keV) and of the high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. The reasonable assumption was made about the mechanism of mechanochemically induced reactions in this system. The interaction proceeds with the formation of mechanocompos-ites Ti/C at the first stage, followed by melting titanium, spreading it over the carbon particle surface and practically simultaneous crystallization of titanium carbide. The use of the activator allows to significantly speed up the process of the TiC formation.