Ti-SiC Titanium Silicon Carbide Composite Ti-SiC composite powder is a lightweight nanostructured metal matrix composite engineered through High Energy Ball Milling (HEBM). Its homogeneous titanium-silicon-carbon distribution delivers high hardness and wear resistance while maintaining remarkably low density, making it ideal for weight-critical applications. When consolidated via Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), Ti-SiC bulk components achieve outstanding mechanical properties, with microstructures containing Ti₃SiC₂ MAX phase ceramics. These ternary carbide MAX phases deliver unique advantages over conventional ceramics: excellent fracture toughness, superior thermal shock resistance, and combined electrical and thermal conductivity —enabling applications in electromagnetic shielding, thermal management systems, and conductive structural components. As thermal spray or cold spray coatings, Ti-SiC offers robust wear resistance. At elevated temperatures, the material forms self-lubricating oxide layers that significantly reduce friction and wear in high-temperature sliding contacts, making it particularly effective for tribological applications above 600 °C. The combination of lightweight design capability and high-performance wear resistance makes Ti-SiC composites ideal for high-speed rotating components, aerospace structural parts, automotive lightweight systems, and energy sector equipment. Composition Ti₃SiC₂ MAX phase + TiC/SiC reinforcement PROPERTIES OF CGS COATING Hardness>1000 HV Self-lubrication temperature >600 °C PROPERTIES BY SPS SPS consolidation temperature 1400 °C Bulk density ~3.9 g/cm³ Hardness 1650 HV Titanium Silicon Carbide Composite
