Ignition of a Ti-Al-C System by an Electron Beam

This paper describes the optimal modes of initiation of self-propagating hightemperature synthesis with the help of an electron beam on the example of a Ti-Al-C powder mixture. A pulsed electron beam with a particle energy of tens of kiloelectronvolts and a duration of hundreds of microseconds is used. Morphology, structure, and elemental composition of formed products in the form of Ti3AlC2 and TiC are studied.