Sintering behavior of compacts from a mixture of titanium and iron powders in hydrogen

The compound TiFe can be synthesized by annealing compacts from mixtures of titanium and iron powders in a hydrogen atmosphere. The homogeneity of the sintering products of titanium and iron can be approximately assessed by determining the amount of hydrogen absorbed by them during sintering. The sintering of compacts in unpurified hydrogen is accompanied by the formation of complex oxygen-containing phases based on the intermetallic compounds of the Ti-Fe system.