Sintering of Refractory Compounds Nanocrystalline Powders. Part 2. Non-Isothermal Sintering of Titanium Nitride Powder

New approaches to the sintering of nanocrystalline powders of refractory compounds are proposed. Titanium nitride-based ceramics with a grain size of 50 nm and nanohardness 28.8 ± 2.47 GPa was obtained by sintering at a controlled rate of densification. Investigation of evolution of the block structure in the material during sintering enabled further optimization of the procedure and reduction of the sintering temperature to 1150°C.