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Research Article | Open Access

Ti3AlC2−yNy carbonitride MAX phase solid solutions with tunable mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties

Weiwei Zhang1,Shibo Li1( )Shukai Fan2,Xuejin Zhang1Xiachen Fan1Guoping Bei2
Center of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Mechanical and Electronic Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
China Porcelain Fuchi (Suzhou) High Tech Nano Materials Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215100, China

Weiwei Zhang and Shukai Fan contributed equally to this work.

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Changing the N content in the Ti3AlC2−yNy MAX phase solid solutions allows for the fine-tuning of their properties. However, systematic studies on the synthesis and properties of Ti3AlC2−yNy solid solution bulks have not been reported thus far. Here, previously reported Ti3AlC2−yNy solid solution bulks (y = 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, and 1.0) were synthesized via hot pressing of their powder counterparts under optimized conditions. The prepared Ti3AlC2−yNy bulks are dense and have a fine microstructure with grain sizes of 6–8 μm. The influence of the N content on the mechanical properties, electrical conductivities, and coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of the prepared Ti3AlC2−yNy bulk materials was clarified. The flexural strength and Vickers hardness values increased with increasing N content, suggesting that solid solution strengthening effectively improved the mechanical properties of Ti3AlC2−yNy. Ti3AlCN (y = 1) had the highest Vickers hardness and flexural strength among the studied samples, reaching 5.54 GPa and 550 MPa, respectively. However, the electrical conductivity and CTEs of the Ti3AlC2−yNy solid solutions decreased with increasing N content, from 8.93×10−6 to 7.69×10−6 K−1 and from 1.33×106 to 0.95×106 S/m, respectively. This work demonstrated the tunable properties of Ti3AlC2−yNy solid solutions with varying N contents and widened the MAX phase family for fundamental studies and applications.

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Zhang W, Li S, Fan S, et al. Ti3AlC2−yNy carbonitride MAX phase solid solutions with tunable mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2024, 13(9): 1473-1481. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2024.9220951

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Received: 16 April 2024
Revised: 23 July 2024
Accepted: 05 August 2024
Published: 25 September 2024
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